The daughter of Johnny Hallyday and Nathalie Baye was the target of criticism on October 13, 2023, on her Instagram account. In a very tense context in the Middle East, this October 12, 2023, the 39-year-old actress republished a story by Israeli actor and screenwriter Lior Raz which explains that “kidnapping children is not a fight for freedom, and it’s as simple as that”. The next day she was forced to explain a new post, this one permanent, relating to the Hamas attack in Israel.
“And the Palestinian children???? Are you becoming mute???”
A few hours ago, Laura Smet also posted a black screen marked with the fateful date of October 7, 2023. On that day, Hamas terrorists entered southern Israel by surprise from the Gaza Strip , and left 1,200 dead, 3,200 injured, 150 hostages including 17 French, according to a latest report. And if many Internet users thanked him for his support, by publishing Israeli flags and hearts, Laura Smet was also insulted by an angry Internet user who asked her: “And the Palestinian children???? Are you becoming mute???”
Among all the comments that followed, Laura Smet said twice: “I am against the war. That’s all. No bias”as well as “I am for life” with a sign of prayer. To an Internet user who had made a screenshot of the messages received by Laura Smet, sending her her hearts, she replied once again: “THANKS. I am for life. Against war. No bias. Never”.
“Proud to be in Fauda”
As a reminder, in March 2022, Laura Smet had previously published a photo of her and the same Lior Raz on her Instagram account, received with less protest. She then welcomed her role in season 4 of the Israeli series “Fauda” (which tells the daily life of an elite Mista’arvim unit of the Tsahal, the Israel Defense Army, engaged against Hamas, notably).
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