Pose star Indya Moore is speaking up for Palestine amid the nation's growing conflict with Israel. 

"It's so easy for people to be like, 'The Palestinians, look they have guns and are shooting,'" Moore said in an Instagram live with Palestinian writer and poet Mohammed el-Kurd. "Sure, but they've been retaliating against ethnic cleansing, right?"

“People cannot create peace if they don’t understand the ways their history has made violence,” the Pose actor said.

Moore, who has Haitian ancestry, drew parallels between the formerly enslaved people in Haiti who revolted against French colonizers in 1791 and Palestinians who are defending themselves against modern-day colonialism. 

The conversation largely focused on the violence that is taking place in the Middle East, the colonization of Palestine by Israeli forces and the removal of Palestinians from their homes.

"It's also disproportionate," el-Kurd said, referring to assertions that conflict between Israel and Palestine is mutual. "They talk about this as if it's an equal side conflict when in reality, you have one entity that is one of the most powerful arms in the world; that is the only power in the Middle East with nuclear weapons, that is besieging people in the Gaza strip, that is subjecting them to starvation, to hunger to no medical help," he continued.

On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike demolished a high-rise building in Gaza that housed prominent news outlets including the Associated Press and Al Jazeera, according to NPR. 

"The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today," Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt said in a statement. "We are shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the building housing AP's bureau and other news organizations in Gaza."

Employees and residents who lived in the 12-story building were able to evacuate safely, with a one-hour notice of an imminent airstrike.

At least 192 people, including 58 children and 34 women, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the attacks began a week ago, Al Jazeera reported. 

"It's just sad the ways that people will try to stifle the liberation of marginalized folks however which way they can, and we just can't allow them to do that," Moore said. 

Moore also mentioned that celebrities have been skeptical about discussing the conflict in the past, out of fear of facing backlash.

“But my thing is, where I stand and where I’m grounded in this life is so far beyond that,” Moore continued. “I’m not afraid of not ever working with people who are not in alignment with my politics. There are already people who don’t f**k with me because I don’t f**k with white supremacy.”

Model Bella Hadid, who is half Palestinian, was vocal about the Israeli occupation.

"it has always been #freepalestine," the 24-year-old wrote on Instagram. "ALWAYS. I have a lot to say about this but for now , please read and educate yourself. This is not about religion. This is not about spewing hate on one or the other. This is about Israeli colonization , ethnic cleansing , military occupation and apartheid over the Palestinian people that has been going on for YEARS!"

Both Moore and Hadid attended a pro-Palestine rally over the weekend in New York City. 

In addition, Jewish people marched in support for Palestine with the hashtag #JewsAgainstApartheid

Last Tuesday, the Jewish Voice for Peace's Rabbinical Council announced that they stand in solidarity with the residents of Palestine's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which has been a point of contention for decades.

"The Rabbinical Council of Jewish Voice for Peace, as Jewish spiritual leaders, stands in solidarity with the Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah as they continue to resist terrorization and expulsion from their homes," the organization said in a press release.

"We further decry the brutal and repressive campaign of violence by Israeli forces to drive residents from their homes to clear the way for settlements, tactics including rubber-coated bullets, “skunk water,” and sound bombs. We watch in horror as Israeli forces attack Palestinians at prayer in Al Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, during the holy month of Ramadan," the release continued.

The council is calling on the U.S. government to join the United Nations and the European Union to stand up for Palestinian rights.

In 2012, the organization released an introductory video that explains the conflict, which is historically complex, in layman's terms.

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