Gal Gadot: An In-Depth Analysis Of The Israel-Hamas Conflict Happening Right Now – And Can Two Coworkers With Different Political Views Still Have A Cordial Working Relationship?

My previous blog entry with Joss Whedon as the main subject matter was heavily influenced by the endless amount of abuse of power and sexual misconduct against him, particularly coming from women who’d worked under him. One of those women was Gal Gadot, who claimed he threatened to destroy her career if she didn’t do as she was told by him. Gadot is an Israeli actress who got her beginnings in the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise in 2009. Vin Diesel hired her because of her history of serving in the army. She then went on to star as ‘Wonder Woman in ‘Justice League’ and then in her own two ‘Wonder Woman’ movies, which also starred Chris Pine as the male lead and love interest to Wonder Woman. She will reprise her role as Gisele in the franchise, alongside The Rock and, Jason Statham, and Jason Momoa, when the 11th movie is released in 2026.

Gadot will also star in the newest adaptation of ‘Snow White’, which will also star Rachel Zegler in the title role. The movie will be released next month. When the trailer for the movie was first posted on social media, users were very divided, and so were the two actresses. And no, I’m not speaking on being divided on whether the movie will be a success or not. I’m talking about the war that is happening and the Israel-Hamas conflict, if you could even call it that, that’s happening right now. Gadot is, of course, supporting Israel, and is very vocal of her support for her country; for our country. She previously wrote on Instagram, ‘My heart breaks. My country is at war. I worry for my family, my friends. I worry for my people. This is a vicious cycle that has been going on far too long. Israel deserves to live as a free and safe nation. Our neighbours deserve the same. I pray for the victims and their families, I pray for this unimaginable hostility to end, I pray for our leaders to find the solution so that we could live side by side in peace. I pray for better days.’ When the war just happened in October 2023, Gadot was one of the 700 entertainment leaders, including Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer, Chris Pine, Liev Schreiber, Debra Messing and Mark Hamill, who wrote an open letter in support of Israel.

At the time, Israel reported at least 1,200 people were killed and thousands more injured in Hamas’ October 7 attacks. Hamas also held as many as 150 people hostage in Gaza, according to Israeli authorities. At least 1,537 people — including 500 children and 267 women — were been killed since Israel started strikes on Gaza following the deadly Hamas attack, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. An additional 6,612 people have sustained injuries. The report was given just a few days after the attack.

And though Gadot made her stance clear and publicly encouraged others to be on the same side, many didn’t do so. Celebrities like Gigi and Bella Hadid, whose father is from Palestine, called the attack an unjustifiable tragedy and wrote on Instagram, ‘I have deep empathy and heartbreak for the Palestinian struggle and life under occupation. It’s a responsibility I hold daily. “I also feel a responsibility to my Jewish friends to make it clear, as I have before: While I have hopes and dreams for Palestinians, none of them include the harm of a Jewish person. There are a lot of complex, personal and valid feelings, but every human deserves basic rights, treatment and security; no matter their nationality, religion, ethnicity or where they were born.’

Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashians showed their support for Israel as she expressed solidarity with her Jewish friends and family. She wrote on Instagram, ‘I love you. I support you. I have heard about how scared you feel during this time, and I want you to know you are not alone in this. No matter whose side you’re on, or how you have been triggered by the horrors of these past few days, our hearts should always have room for compassion towards innocent victims caught in the crosshairs of warring over power, politics, religion, race and ethnicity.’

Speaking of which…

Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband, Kanye West, recently made waves when he attended the Grammy Awards with his current wife, Bianca Censori, where she wore a provocative outfit that had her entire nude body uncovered. Many criticized the outfit, with one writing, ‘This is crazy… This isn’t haute couture. This isn’t fashion. If someone doesn’t consent to seeing you naked… that is called INDECENT EXPOSURE and it is a CRIME.’ West, better known as Ye now, went on to defend his wife on X, formerly known as Twitter. Also on X, he wrote, ‘Hitler was sooooo fresh. CALL ME YAYDOLF YITLER AND YOUR BITCH STILL WANTS TO F—.’

This wasn’t the first time Ye showed his admiration for Hitler. He also did so in a 2022 interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. He said at the time, ‘I see good things about Hitler also. This guy that invented highways, invented the very microphone that I use every day as a musician, you can’t say out loud that this person ever did anything good, and I’m done with that. I’m done with the classifications. Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler.’ In 2023, he apologized for these remarks in a social media statement. He wrote, ‘It not my intention to offend or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused. I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future. Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity.’

In turn, former ‘Friends’ star David Schwimmer, who’s Jewish, urged Elon Musk to block Ye from using X. He said, ‘We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk. Kanye West has 32.7 million followers on your platform, X. That’s twice as many people than the number of Jews in existence. His sick hate speech results in REAL LIFE violence against Jews. I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that he identifies as a Nazi (which implies he wants to exterminate ALL marginalized communities including his own) or the fact that there is not sufficient OUTRAGE to remove and ban him from all social media at this point. Silence is complicity.’

Going back…

Fans on social media weren’t happy of the ‘Snow White’ casting. Particularly, fans weren’t happy with the casting of Gal Gadot as the evil queen, and many Anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian activists have sought to put a damper on excitement for a new Disney version of the film and called for a boycott of the movie over Disney’s casting of the Israeli actress as the evil queen. Social media activities included, ‘A character that tries to kill a child and steal her kingdom. How fitting,’ as well as, ‘Make sure to BOYCOTT the Snow White movie as they have cast an Israeli terrorist Gal Gadot in the film. She is a trained killer who served in the Israeli degenerate forces. Don’t let Zionist terrorists normalize this EVER!’

Meanwhile, Rachel Zegler, who’s set to play the title character, promoted the film with a ‘Free Palestine’ tag. She wrote, ‘I love you all so much! Thank you for the love and for 120m views on our trailer in just 24 hours.’ In the second part of her post, she wrote, ‘Always remember, free Palestine.’ The first part of Zegler’s post amassed about 1.2 million views and the second half 4.7 million. While many users expressed support for Zegler, others responded in support of Gadot and of Israel. Zegler had previously been vocal in her support for the Palestinian cause. In May 2021, she posted on X, ‘It will always be free Palestine.’ She’d also posted on Instagram urging her followers to donate to Palestinian relief funds, according to BuzzFeed.

I personally can’t imagine having to continue to work with someone who’s on the other side of the coin when it comes to political views. The two stars hadn’t directly spoken of their differences, but their social media activity was very telling in the months leading up to now. Branding expert Carla Speight spoke to the DailyMail and said, ‘Whilst it’s been clear that the original Disney Princess films hold old values, Disney have fallen for the trap of going to the opposite extreme to inflict strong and loaded messaging on the viewers – believing that’s empowerment. There was a time when Disney actors were media trained and were thoughtful about the impact of their words, whilst sticking to key messaging about the films, but it seems with this total rewrite of Snow White, picturing her as a ‘boss girl’ has gone to the heads of their stars. Disney will need to be careful with how they have portrayed Snow White and what they do and don’t allow their actors to say about it going forwards. They simply cannot repeat the same mistakes and allow their actors to be so vocal in their own personal opinions during promotions.’

But in order to understand…

When the general public says they’re pro- Palestine, most likely they don’t understand the history of it all. That’s why I truly appreciated when Gigi Hadid wasn’t strictly pro – Palestine and showed support for Israel too. She’d actually advocated for peace long before that; not with the right words and information, but with all intent and purpose, her message was well received. Hollywood, for the most part, is siding with Palestine without knowing the full facts, and with that said, countless of individuals side with Hamas without knowing the full facts.

Hamas is committed to armed resistance against Israel and to the creation of a Palestinian state, and the group has engaged in several rounds of violent conflict with Israel. The most recent began on 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched a massive surprise attack against Israel and its people, killing nearly 1,200 of them. It marked to be the deadliest day for Israel since its independence. More than 240 people were taken hostage during the attack. With more than 1,200 deaths, it marked to be the deadliest day for Israel since its independence. The next day, on October 8, Israel declared itself in a state of war for the first time since 1973’s Yom Kippur War. By January 2025, the number of people who died went up to 1,600.

The first major conflict between Israel and Hamas, which included Israeli air strikes and a ground invasion, occurred at the end of 2008. These conflicts were devastating, but these conflicts lasted only weeks at a time. It was assumed that the October 7 attack would have the same results. The error, however, became clear. Ongoing violence in the West Bank, political turmoil at home, and simmering tensions with Hezbollah in Lebanon were among the distractions that left Israel unprepared for the onslaught from the Gaza Strip. In November 2024, the independent Civilian Commission of Inquiry into October 7, organized in July 2024 by survivors of the October 7 attack and the families of victims who were either killed or kidnapped, released a report placing broad blame on the Israeli government for effectively bolstering Hamas throughout Netanyahu’s tenure and leaving the IDF ill prepared for the assault. On that fateful October 7, the assault began about 6:30 AM with a barrage of at least 2,200 rockets launched into Israel in just 20 minutes. During that opening day, Hamas used more than half the total number of rockets launched from Gaza during all of 2021’s 11-day conflict. A March 2024 United Nations report found evidence that some of those who were killed during the October 7 attack were victims of sexual violence before they were killed. Adding to the trauma was the fact that it was the deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust.

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. The October 7 attack was followed by a propaganda and disinformation campaign. Hamas retreated into its network of tunnels beneath the homes, schools, and hospitals of Gaza, using Palestinian civilians as human shields in order to weaponize the resulting civilian casualties. 

Statements by Hamas officials make clear the terrorist organization’s commitment to destroying Israel and killing Jews and Israelis around the world. 

• Ismail Haniyeh in 2020: He explained that Hamas rejects ceasefire agreements by which, “Gaza would become Singapore,” preferring to remain at war with Israel until a Palestinian state is established from the River to the Sea: “We cannot, in exchange for money or projects, give up Palestine and our weapons. We will not give up the resistance… We will not recognize Israel, Palestine must stretch from the [Jordan] River to the [Mediterranean] Sea.” 
• Hamas official, Hamad Al-Regeb in an April 2023 sermon: He prayed for “annihilation” and “paralysis” of the Jewswhom he described as filthy animals: “[Allah] transformed them into filthy, ugly animals like apes and pigs because of the injustice and evil they had brought about.” Al-Regeb also prayed for the ability to “get to the necks of the Jews.” 
• Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Saleh Al-Arouri in an August 2023 interview:  He expressed Hamas’ desire for “total war” with Israel: “Therefore, we are convinced that if a total conflict begins, the airspace and seaports of this entity will be shut down, and they will not be able to live without electricity, water, and communications.” 
• Ahmad Abd Al-Hadi (Hamas representative in Lebanon) in an October 12, 2023 TV show laid out Hamas’ expectation that it would be Israel that would sue for peace and indicated that a ceasefire is part of Hamas’ overall strategy, but said that he was not at liberty to say what exactly Hamas has planned for the next step after a ceasefire. He also stated that October 7 had achieved its intended purpose of landing “a blow to the normalization (of relations between Israel and Arab countries).” 
• Hamas member, Ghazi Hamad on October 24, 2023: “Israel is a country that has no place on our land […] because it constitutes a security, military, and political catastrophe to the Arab and Islamic nation.” (October 24, 2023, LBC TV (Lebanon)). He also vowed to repeat the October 7 attacks “time and again until Israel is annihilated,” and expressing a desire to “sacrifice martyrs” (referring to Gazan civilians) for Hamas’ ideological aim of destroying Israel. 
• In a speech before the International Union of Muslim Scholars in Doha on January 9, 2024, Ismaeel Haniyeh, chairman of Hamas’s political bureau, called the October 7 massacre the “advanced [battle] front of the Ummah.” Calling for “financial jihad” (donations to Hamas) and “jihad of the teeth” (physical jihad), he asked the international audience, “Who wishes to invest in building the jihadist generation to liberate Jerusalem and to unite the blood of the Ummah with the blood of the people of Gaza, Jerusalem, and Palestine on the land of Palestine for its liberation and the liberation of Jerusalem?” 

Statements by Hamas officials also make clear the terrorist organization’s disregard for the loss of civilian life not only in Israel but also in Gaza. 

• Hamas senior leader Khaled Mashal stated on October 19, 2023 that he views the current loss of civilian life in Gaza – brought about by Hamas’ strategy of using human shields – as essential: “No nation is liberated without sacrifices… In all wars, there are some civilian victims. We are not responsible for them.” 
• Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyeh, commenting on the loss of civilian life in Gaza on October 26, 2023: “The blood of the women, children and elderly […] we are the ones who need this blood, so it awakens within us the revolutionary spirit.” 

But I think it’s important to get to know exactly what hostages had gone through at the hands of Hamas in their own words to fully grasp just how cruel the federation is and just how torturous conditions are for Israelis there. First, there’s freedom hostage Mia Schem was held underground for five days in a tight cage with five other young women who are still in captivity in Gaza. Speaking in Hebrew at the Israeli consulate in New York back in October, Schem said that, injured and weak after 50 days in captivity, she was marched for two hours through Gaza’s tunnels, with “an armed terrorist in front [and] an armed terrorists in back” taking her 60 meters (197 feet) underground to a 1.5-meter (5-foot) -tall cage “without air, without light.”

She said, ‘There I met five young women, each with their own horrific abduction story. We spent five days in that dark cage, with two armed guards changing shifts every 12 hours. I told them we would soon get out. We were injured and shocked by what had happened to us. Just a few weeks before, we had been innocent girls. On the fifth day, I was released. I was able to hug them and promise them that they’ll be released tomorrow, that we’ll meet again in our country and pick up the pieces. It’s been a year. I’m here in body, but my innocence remains in the fields of blood, and my heart remains hostage in Gaza with five young women still held there, tortured and abused, without air, in the chambers of hell. I stand before you today after I survived a cruel massacre, in which I saw, heard and smelled people being murdered, raped and burned. I was shot in the hand at point blank and taken, alone, injured and powerless to Gaza.’

I also recently came across an interview with Schem where she spoke further of her time in Gaza. Moreover, she spoke of the time when she was on her period. She was tied up at the hands and needed help putting on her tampon. She was laughed at and mocked by her kidnappers, as though proud of themselves for seeing her naked. Of the distressing and disturbing behaviour of one of the captors, Schem spoke with Ziv Koren, the first to photograph her after her release, about the difficulties she had faced. She said, ‘We arrived at some place, and they put me in a room. They sat me in the corner; my hand was unbound, and I was bleeding. There were many Arabs around. A hospital bed under a small light was in the middle of the room—like something from a horror movie. I had arrived there on the last day of my period and could barely walk, so they had to hold my hand. His wife followed me into the bathroom. I was crying, in pain, trying to put in a tampon but failing. I was sobbing, and she started screaming at me while he banged on the door. I fainted from the pain, left with no underwear or pants.’ She then further described the sexual harassment she experienced from her captor, who ‘ kept reminding me that he had seen me without underwear.’And Schem wasn’t the only woman that endured sexual assault at the hands of Hamas. Amit Soussana, an Israeli lawyer, was abducted from her home on Oct. 7, beaten and dragged into Gaza by at least 10 men, some armed. Several days into her captivity, she said, her guard began asking about her sex life. She said she was held alone in a child’s bedroom, chained by her left ankle. Sometimes, the guard would enter, sit beside her on the bed, lift her shirt and touch her. He also repeatedly asked when her period was due. When her period ended, around Oct. 18, she tried to put him off by pretending that she was bleeding for nearly a week. Around Oct. 24, the guard, who called himself Muhammad, attacked her. Early that morning, she said, Muhammad unlocked her chain and left her in the bathroom. After she undressed and began washing herself in the bathtub, Muhammad returned and stood in the doorway, holding a pistol.

Soussana was the first person to open up about such conditions and conducts as a hostage. In turn, Hamas and its supporters have denied that its members sexually abused people in captivity or during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack. a United Nations report said that there was ‘clear and convincing information’ that some hostages had suffered sexual violence and there were ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe sexual violence occurred during the raid, while acknowledging the ‘challenges and limitations’ of examining the issue. Basem Naim, a spokesperson for Hamas, said in a 1,300-word response to The Times that it was essential for the group to investigate Soussana’s allegations, but that such an inquiry was impossible in ‘the current circumstances.’ Naim cast doubt on Soussana’s account and questioned why she had not spoken publicly about the extent of her mistreatment. He said the level of detail in her account makes ‘it difficult to believe the story, unless it was designed by some security officers.’ Naim criticized The Times for insufficient coverage of Palestinian suffering, including reports of sexual assault by Israeli soldiers on Palestinian women, which have been the subject of investigations by U.N. officials, rights groups and others.

At 9:46 a.m. on October 7, Soussana heard gunmen outside, prompting her to hide inside her bedroom closet, according to messages on her family WhatsApp group reviewed by The Times. Twenty minutes later, her phone died. Moments later, she heard an explosion, followed by someone opening the closet door. Dragged from the closet, she saw roughly 10 men rifling through her belongings, armed with assault rifles, a grenade launcher and a machete. She said, ‘I didn’t want to let them take me to Gaza like an object, without a fight. I still kept believing that someone will come and rescue me.’ Over the next hour, the group dragged her through a nearby field toward Gaza. At one point, a kidnapper picked her up and slung her across his back. Video showed her flailing so hard, her legs thrashing in the air, that the man tumbled to the ground.

It was Thursday, November 30 – the last full day of the truce, the guards were making lunch when one of them finished a phone call and turned to Amit. ‘He says: ‘Amit. Israel. You. One hour,’ Soussana was released from Hamas alongside Mia Schem. According to Soussana, they were taken to a junkyard. The two women two women were driven to Palestine Square, a major plaza at the heart of Gaza City, where a raucous crowd waited to see them handed over to the Red Cross. Social media video showed that Hamas struggled to control the onlookers, who surrounded the car, pressed up against its windows and at one point began to rock the vehicle. After a tense few minutes, the Red Cross officials managed to transfer the two women to their jeep to be returned to Israel.

Assaf Ben-David, Mia Schem’s uncle, took his own life in January after what he’d witnessed on the October 7 massacre when he rushed to Nova in search of his niece amidst the chaos of the devastating attacks. The emotional toll of the traumatic experiences he endured, combined with months of relentless work and conversations with the families of other hostages, ultimately became too much for him to bear.  He left behind two young children. And these are just the stories of two former hostages. There are countless more stories of torture, abuse, and degrading treatment experienced at the hands of Hamas. Hostages being treated like animals and teenagers being forced to perform sexual acts. Hostages being choked, hanged and starved.

Someone like Rachel Zegler…

There are plenty of people out there just like Rachel Zegler; people who speak out what they don’t even know or understand. Some might say that Israel shouldn’t have attacked. But why wouldn’t they? They were attacking as a response to being attacked first. Joan Rivers explained the Israel-Palestine conflict best 10 years ago. She told TMZ, ‘Let me tell you, if New Jersey were firing rockets into New York, we would wipe them out. If we heard they were digging tunnels from New Jersey to New York, we would get rid of Jersey. You cannot throw rockets and expect people not to defend themselves. I’m sorry, don’t you dare put weapon stashes in private homes and then we say get out – of course we’re going to do it. I don’t care. They started it. You’re all insane. They started it! What are you all saying? They started it!’

Please, I beg of you, before you speak of the situation, please educate yourself on it. Time and time again I’ve seen people speak on the matter without knowing all the facts. I know of other Jewish people, and even Israelis, supporting Palestine for all the wrong reasons. But why? Most likely, it’s because the general public promotes for it to be this way. The Canadian policy, for one, recognizes Israel’s right to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks, including through the restriction of access to its territory, and by building a barrier on its own territory for security purposes. Now, companies like Tim Horton’s, Burger King, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Starbucks and more are facing boycotts because of their support for Israel. McDonald’s franchise in Israel has donated over a hundred thousand meals to security forces, local residents, and hospitals. M&Ms is a brand of  Mars, inc. Mars supports the zionist state by investing heavily in the foodtech startup scene through venture capital partner JVC. Social media posts said Domino’s also gave free food to Israeli soldiers although there’s no evidence to support the claims. In Asia, the brand’s same-store sales dipped by 8.9 percent in the second half of 2023, mainly because consumers in Malaysia associate it with the US, an Israeli ally. Tim Hortons is the sister company of Burger King, which supports IDF by providing free food and drinks to Israeli militants.

Another public business figure who is a supporter of Israel is President Donald Trump. Following his visit to Washington D.C, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  said he expected Hamas to meet all of its obligations under the current ceasefire deal, and that his meetings with Trump administration officials will provide Israel with opportunities ‘we never dreamed of.’ He said at a cabinet meeting, ‘I’m returning now from a historic visit to Washington, with President Donald Trump, with officials in his administration and with the heads of the Senate and Congress. This trip, and the conversations we held with the president of the United States, included additional incredible achievements that can guarantee the security of Israel for generations. I’m not exaggerating. I’m not overstating. There are opportunities here for possibilities that I don’t think we ever dreamed of — or at least until the last few months, they didn’t seem possible, but they are possible. This requires us to act, sometimes to open fire in order to enforce them. We are doing this in both the north and the south. My instruction tonight — nobody approaches the perimeter and nobody returns to the perimeter. This is part of the agreement. We will enforce it, and we will enforce it firmly. We expect Hamas to fulfill all its obligations — and this is one of them.’

President Trump has always been a supporter of Israel, so his plan to take over Gaza came as a truly no brainer. When Trump was elected President over Kamala Harris, many weren’t happy, including Rachel Zegler. She posted on Instagram saying she was speechless and heartbroken, and that she hoped that Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself may never know peace. In hindsight, she had the same stance as Hamas. She’s apologized since then, but it’s just too late. The damage is done. In her apology, she wrote that ‘hatred and anger have caused us to move further and further away from peace and understanding.’ The key word in her apology statement is UNDERSTANDING.

Whether Zegler and Gal Gadot actually get along isn’t really known. They do, however still follow each other on social media. With that said, their differences in political views begs the question of whether a business can succeed despite employees’ differences of opinions and how to handle two coworkers having different political views. Courtney Connley gave 3 basic tips on dealing with a boss or coworker with different political views. Her article was particularly on election week, but it could benefit anyone. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., president and CEO of SHRM, and Alexa Fischer, a Udemy instructor, gave those 3 basic tips, and these are:

• Respect other people’s opinions – Taylor says, ‘think the same approach that we apply to any other form of diversity and diverse perspective conversations applies to this situation. Your boss [or colleague] has a right to not share the same view that you do on politics, as long as it does not lead to harassment, retaliation, or hostility in the workplace.’
• Set healthy boundaries – Fischer says, ‘Protecting your boundaries is more important now than ever. Right now, the political debates that we’re hearing is really about two sides standing up on their soap boxes screaming why they’re right. And if you think those political conversations are standing in the way of the work you need to do, which I would imagine that in some cases they are, then that’s an opportunity to really check in and say, ‘Okay, how can I give myself some healthy boundaries?’’
• Recognize when a conversation is getting too heated – Fischer says, ‘If you feel your heart racing, your palms sweating, or a fluttering in your stomach, it’s your body’s way of telling you that you’re in a fight or flight response. When that happens, you’re no longer listening as your body is automatically sensing danger.’ Taylor says, ‘You can say, ‘I prefer not talk about it anymore,’ but you can’t say, ‘You stupid idiot.’ Because that now takes the conversation outside of the scope of you excusing yourself and it escalates it into a negative situation. You know, it’s clear that we see the world differently. I’m not here to convince you or to debate and I think it’s best that we focus on work-related matters.’

But the questions remains… can ‘Snow White’ be a success when it finally comes out? My prediction says that it can. Moreover, it can be a success if fans overlook the two main actresses’ different political views and pretend like it doesn’t exist. I hope those that called out Disney for hiring an Israeli actress to play the Evil Queen will try to educate themselves further, and I hope that we can all find peace in our hearts to co-exist in the world. Those that disagree with either casting have a choice of not seeing the movie all together. We also have a choice to not spread hate. As the late Mirjana Puhar, a former ‘America’s Next Top Model’ contestant who was murdered in 2015, said, ‘Spread more love than we do hate.’