Grieving for Jewish friends and Palestinians: Momina Mustehsan slammed for ‘cowardly’ take

The ‘Afreen Afreen’ star was accused of appeasing international audiences to protect her career

As the Israeli military offensive in Gaza enters day 14, Egypt has greenlit the use of its border crossing to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The move comes in the aftermath of a recent Israeli airstrike on a Gaza hospital which resulted in the tragic loss of 471 lives, according to Palestinian health authorities. Mass anti-Israel demonstrations have erupted across the world, demanding an immediate ceasefire.

Celebrities from all over the world have commented on the ongoing crises and Pakistani artists are not far behind. Among them, singer and songwriter Momina Mustehsan took to X to weigh in on the ongoing humanitarian crisis, this time landing herself in hot water. “I grieve with my Jewish friends for the innocent lives lost. I grieve with Muslims & Christians of Palestine for countless lives taken daily, for decades.” She furthered, “How many lives are enough? How much land is enough? Collective punishment of a besieged & oppressed community is against humanity.”

I grieve with my Jewish friends for the innocent lives lost
I grieve with Muslims & Christians of Palestine for countless lives taken daily, for decades
How many lives are enough? How much land is enough?
Collective punishment of besieged & oppressed community is against humanity https://t.co/4fFmduymh7

— Momina Mustehsan (@MominaMustehsan) October 18, 2023

Netizens slammed Mustehsan, calling her out on her ‘cowardly’ take to preserve her stakes among her international audience. “Momina, this is not how you raise awareness for a genocide. This is you supporting them. This is you being a coward,” schooled one person. Others drew comparisons with other celebrities like Gigi Hadid and Huda Kattan, who are taking an unambiguous stand for Palestine despite facing greater threats. 

Huda Beauty has no problem openly condemning Israel, knowing it'll be a huge loss for her brand and she'll lose millions of dollars and followers, but yeah an average army brat won't because she's busy making her "Jewish friends" happy. 👏🏻 https://t.co/LIT0ygSgmR pic.twitter.com/4efbwphgkY

— fzk (@fhatesall) October 19, 2023

In a world of Mominahs, Jemimas and Malalas, be GiGi Hadid https://t.co/2QeblUK8WJ pic.twitter.com/5Ry0qH9VLb

— SadiaSattar (@SadiaSattarTST) October 19, 2023

According to one X user, “There's a special place in hell for tone-deaf, opportunist Pakistani celebrities because it shows they know nothing about history.” “In a world full of Mominas, be a Saba Qamar,” said another.

There's a special place in hell for tone-deaf, opportunist Pakistani celebrities because it shows they know nothing about history https://t.co/BybNFeTCYB

— Rabia Mushtaq . رابعہ مُشتاق (@rabiamush) October 19, 2023

In a world full of Mominas, be a Saba Qamar. https://t.co/OJk61Tua7k pic.twitter.com/1gancD3xbv

— 🪂🇵🇸 (@formerfunny) October 19, 2023

“The post is about Gaza. People are being slaughtered in Gaza. Children are dying in Gaza. Momina the wannabe white pseudo-diplomat type celeb mentions her ‘Jewish’ friends first,” one critic panned Mustehsan’s quote-response to UNRWA’s plea for Gaza. Another speculated that the songstress is more concerned about securing her life in the US where she currently resides while another pointed out, “So she wasn’t grieving the loss on the Russian side, but is doing so for the Zionist side.”

The post is about gaza. People are being slaughtered in gaza. Children are dying in gaza. Momina the wanabe white pseudo diplomat type celeb mentions her “jewish” friends first. What a joke. https://t.co/4rYgJeuaFJ

— Salaar khan (@salaarkhannn) October 19, 2023

Living in US more important than defending truth?
Half a truth would have been better than chanting a lie! https://t.co/VWtiDZ8ab2

— JJ (@JazbaJunoon22) October 18, 2023

So she wasn’t grieving the loss in Russias side but is on the Zionist side. https://t.co/hXCAzVECJy pic.twitter.com/QoXc9kKCbO

— Yami Dancho 🏴 (@thestrangersay) October 19, 2023