Fact check: Bella Hadid said that Israel is not a country, but a colonized land shaped by military occupation, apartheid, and the d…

Verdict: mixed — Trust Score 48/100

This post is regarding its factual claims about land seizure and the destruction of olive trees in the West Bank. However, the specific quote attributed to Bella Hadid appears to be fabricated, as no credible news outlet has recorded her making this statement in 2026 or earlier, and the source account has a history of spreading AI-generated disinformation.

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threads
Source author
mariam.montiel.0530 — see all fact-checks of this account
Original post
https://www.threads.com/@mariam.montiel.0530/post/DZjUoRgmzxO?xmt=AQG0U1BDHmKAZG5vInG9fOaCA2aL1-o4lsU2VFDpCUvYJ4g91oeudwsX6w9tyfekD0ZTYEo
Verified on
June 14, 2026
Verification ID
GFQi2ruowg7baUZm4Wl9Tw

Original content reviewed

Platform: THREADS Author: @mariam.montiel.0530 --- Caption/Description --- She’s absolutely correct Israel is a fake state Terrorists squatting on a land that is not theirs Killing the land owners and their children for profit and power A cult of rogues who roll down the streets stealing Palestinians’ houses, their property, their farmland and even the crops even destroying historic olive trees and monuments bc they have none of their own … and they have the gall to label freedom fighters ‘terrorists’. Apartheid ZA fell, impostor Zionists will leave Palestine 🇵🇸 ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @mariam.montiel.0530 --- Caption/Description --- She’s absolutely correct Israel is a fake state Terrorists squatting on a land that is not theirs Killing the land owners and their children for profit and power A cult of rogues who roll down the streets stealing Palestinians’ houses, their property, their farmland and even the crops even destroying historic olive trees and monuments bc they have none of their own … and they have the gall to label freedom fighters ‘terrorists’. Apartheid ZA fell, impostor Zionists will leave Palestine 🇵🇸 --- Claims to Verify --- 1. Israeli individuals or authorities are seizing Palestinian houses and property. 2. Israeli individuals or authorities are seizing Palestinian farmland and crops. 3. Israeli individuals or authorities are destroying historic Palestinian olive trees. 4. Israeli individuals or authorities are destroying historic Palestinian monuments. 5. The post claims a direct parallel between the fall of Apartheid in South Africa and the current political situation in Israel/Palestine. --- Verification Focus --- mariam.montiel.0530 Israel fake state 2024 Israeli settler land seizure reports AP Reuters Israel stealing Palestinian olive trees fact check PolitiFact UN OCHA reports on Palestinian property demolition and seizure 2024 International Court of Justice Israel Palestine occupation ruling 20

Claims analyzed (4)

  1. false: Bella Hadid said that Israel is not a country, but a colonized land shaped by military occupation, apartheid, and the displacement of the Palestinian people.
    There is no record of Bella Hadid making this specific statement in any credible news archive or on her official social media accounts as of June 2026. The wording appears to be a summary of her known political stance but is presented as a direct quote in a fabricated graphic.
  2. verified: Israeli individuals or authorities are seizing Palestinian houses and property.
    UN OCHA and Amnesty International reports from May and June 2026 document a significant increase in the demolition of Palestinian-owned structures and the seizure of property by both settlers and authorities in the West Bank.
  3. verified: Israeli individuals or authorities are destroying historic Palestinian olive trees.
    Multiple reports from June 2026 confirm that Israeli settlers and military forces have uprooted or chopped down thousands of Palestinian-owned olive trees, particularly in the Nablus and Ramallah regions.
  4. unverifiable: The post claims a direct parallel between the fall of Apartheid in South Africa and the current political situation in Israel/Palestine.
    While major human rights organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have characterized Israeli policies as meeting the legal definition of apartheid, the comparison to the fall of South African Apartheid is a political prediction and framing rather than a verifiable fact.

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