Malala's post on X read: "I join the call for an immediate ceasefire. As I have processed the tragic news of the past few days, I think of the Palestinian and Israeli children caught in the middle. I am grieving for all the children and people longing for peace and justice in the Holy Land."
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) October 10, 2023
Some people praised Malala for her neutrality and said that it is important to call for peace without taking sides in the conflict.
However, a plethora of social media users criticized her for not explicitly condemning Israel which they argued was tantamount to supporting the oppressor.
literally malala. pic.twitter.com/zJKRHEZgft
— abdullah (@BehtareenInsan) October 10, 2023
#IStandWithPalestine 🇵🇸🇵🇰#Gaza #FreePalestine #WeStandWithPalestine #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/LMkSRA6187
— Nighat Khan 🇵🇰♥️ (@Nighatk29087321) October 10, 2023
#IStandWithPalestine 🇵🇸🇵🇰#Gaza #FreePalestine #WeStandWithPalestine #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/LMkSRA6187
— Nighat Khan 🇵🇰♥️ (@Nighatk29087321) October 10, 2023
Bold and clear stance against Russians from Malala but now she's being such a hypocrite and refusing to condemn Israel, disappointed but not surprised. https://t.co/RnLqztBwSH pic.twitter.com/klmGo6y5qp
— Haroon (@ThisHaroon) October 10, 2023
Malala's fierce activism is only against muslims & opressed
— bonky.chonky (@bonkichonky) October 10, 2023
-Silence on human rights violation of women & kids in her own country, Pakistan.
-Silence on open human rights violations in GAZA by ¡srael.
-But loudest in support of Ukraine & both siding Isra£l's b0mbing of Gaza. https://t.co/fVDVEV0OxN
Alright Malala we get it. Vogue covers and royal box seats at Wimbledon are more important than condemning colonialism and a mass genocide or the suffering of a whole nation 🤡 https://t.co/TTIZkDfpnh
— Rida Baloch (@ridabaloch_) October 10, 2023
