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Israeli Singers Gal Juma and Asulin Face Backlash Over Video Similar to Palestinian Artist's Clip

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First reported by Mako · 23 hours ago

What happened

Israeli singers Gal Juma and Asulin faced thousands of hostile comments after their music video resembled a 2024 clip by Palestinian artist Eliana. They denied prior knowledge of the Palestinian video and expressed no regrets, attributing the similarity to others in the production team. The controversy also involved earlier disputes over promotional footage filmed in Jaffa.

01Gal Juma and Asulin released a music video similar to Palestinian singer Eliana's 2024 clip.
02An Instagram account exposed the similarity, triggering thousands of hostile comments.
03The singers denied knowing Eliana or her video before filming their clip.
04They received threats and chose not to engage with online critics to avoid further hostility.
05The similarity likely originated from someone else on the production team, not the singers.
06Earlier, promotional clips filmed in Jaffa sparked complaints from participants unaware of their publication.

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