Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Donates to Gaza Relief Efforts:‘Palestinian Civilians Must Be Protected’
On Monday, November 6th, Rare Beauty, the makeup brand led by Selena Gomez , made a post on its Instagram account expressing its concern about the recent Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. These airstrikes occurred after an attack on October 7th at the Nova Music Festival by Hamas, which resulted in the tragic loss of at least 260 lives. Rare Beauty also announced its commitment to provide support to Palestinian relief organizations in response to the ongoing conflict.
“We are devastated by the images and reports coming from the Middle East,” the post reads. “Thousands of innocent Palestinian civilians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes and millions of civilians have been displaced and left without access to food, water, medicine or basic necessities for survival. A large number of these victims are children. Palestinian civilians must be protected, period.”
In addition to denouncing all forms of antisemitism and Islamophobia, the post continued, “Rare Beauty will be making donations to the International Red Cross/ Red Crescent Societies – Magen David Adom and Palestinian Red Crescent Society – who are providing urgent care on the ground. We will also be donating to UNICEF to help get urgent medical relief and resources to the children of Gaza.”
The post ended with a list of mental health support options that readers could access if they or someone they are familiar with required assistance.
After Gomez's statement on October 31, in which she announced her social media break due to the “horror, hate, violence and terror that’s going on in the world” she emphasized that merely posting on Instagram would not be sufficient to bring an end to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
“I’ve been taking a break from social media because my heart breaks to see all of the horror, hate, violence and terror that’s going on in the world,” she wrote via her Instagram Story. “People being tortured and killed or any act of hate towards any one group is horrific. We need to protect ALL people, especially children and stop the violence for good.”
The Only Murders in the Building star concluded her post, sharing, “I’m sorry if my words will never be enough for everyone or a hashtag. I just can’t stand by innocent people getting hurt. That’s what makes me sick. I wish I could change the world. But a post won’t. Love, Selena.”
Shortly after Gomez made her statement, she faced online criticism for expressing resignation, especially considering her status as one of the most-followed individuals on Instagram, currently ranking at No. 3 with 430 million followers on the platform. The singer/actress followed up her post on Nov. 2 by explaining that she would be deleting Instagram and reiterating that she does “not support any of what’s going on.” As of the current press time, her Instagram account remains active.
Rare Beauty’s announcement below
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