Israeli influencer Eve Cohen sparks outrage with TikTok video mocking Palestinian mothers
Israeli SFX artist and influencer, Eve Cohen, sparked a wave of controversy with a mocking video on Palestinians caught in the relentless bombing in Gaza whom she accused of faking the recent atrocities. Cohen’s video has the influencer donning a keffiyeh, using household items such as talcum powder and tomato ketchup to fake ‘war debris’ and blood.
The video opens with the SFX artist holding a ‘melon’ like a child while pretending to be a Palestinian mother pleading for help before ‘cutting the scene.’ Another instance shows Cohen applying makeup to stage bruises with camera equipment behind her, further implying that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is fake.
Netizens slammed Cohen, calling out her insensitive regard to the severity of Israel-Palestine tensions. “Is Palestinian genocide the new source of Israeli comedy or something?” One user on X explained, “This is an example of the anti-Palestinian racist conspiracy theory of ‘pallywood,’ where some zionists argue that Palestinians manipulate media through ‘faking suffering' - unsurprisingly, it's also very similar to anti-Semitic tropes too. Very telling about Israel supporters.”
this is an example of the anti-palestinian racist conspiracy theory of "pallywood," where some zionists argue that palestinians manipulate media through "faking suffering" - unsurprisingly it's also very similar to anti-semitic tropes too.. v telling about israel supporters https://t.co/YyhF2ViWa0
One comment read, “Israeli TikTok is really giving us a glimpse into what kind of TikToks the wives of SS officers would have made about their great grandparents.” Another user cautioned, “Take note of these people because when Palestinians win, these people will try and pretend like they didn’t mock them. Remind this woman for the rest of her life what she did while people were dying.”
“This is exactly how Nazis dehumanized Jews during World War II, just in a different format (posters, etc.),” pointed out another. One person compared the trend of Israeli influencers dismissing Palestinian struggle with troll reactions to Depp v Heard, “The parallels with the Depp trial are absolutely driving me nuts and this time, it’s impacting an entire people. What’s wrong with our humanity?”
— sole▫️ laraHQ (@solevol6) October 21, 2023
the parallels with the Depp trial is absolutely driving me nuts and this time it’s impacting an entire PEOPLE. what’s wrong with our humanity? https://t.co/d7cPoI9H9W
As the crisis in Gaza continues, this controversy adds another layer of tension in digital
spaces amid reports of rampant disinformation and propaganda trolls. Cohen’s video is just another offering from Israeli influencers like Noya Cohen, who uploaded a “get ready with me” TikTok using makeup supplies covered in war debris to mock Palestinian women.Over 4000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s recent military operation. According to the UN, approximately 50,000 pregnant Palestinian women in the besieged Gaza Strip are unable to receive prenatal care since the conflict intensified this month. More than 5,000 of these women are expected to give birth this month, amplifying calls to allow humanitarian aid and enact an immediate ceasefire.