Social media users are not happy with the decision of Marvel which has just announced a new Israeli superhero.
As per Marvel, an Israeli superhero will star in the upcoming ‘Captain America’. Shira Haas has been cast to star as Ruth Bat-Seraph or Sabra, a former Mossad spy with special powers that include super strength, speed, and the ability to fly at great velocity.
Now, the decision to bring out a new Israeli Marvel superhero has outraged a lot of people. It’s not just about introducing an Israeli superhero but also the way Sabra has been portrayed in the comics has proven to be controversial as well.
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The decision taken by Marvel to include an Israeli superhero especially comes as a letdown to many fans who have rejoiced over Ms. Marvel, a Pakistani Muslim superhero.
The new marvel superhero is an Israeli mossad agent named Sabra. Can someone explain to me why they keep using the name Sabra? The first thing pretty much every Palestinian remembers when we read or hear Sabra,is the massacre of Sabra Shatilla, it feels deliberate
— 𓂆 Demographic Threat 𓂆 🇵🇸 𓂆 (@ynPaliAmerican) September 11, 2022
The new marvel superhero is an Israeli mossad agent named Sabra. Can someone explain to me why they keep using the name Sabra? The first thing pretty much every Palestinian remembers when we read or hear Sabra,is the massacre of Sabra Shatilla, it feels deliberate
— 𓂆 Demographic Threat 𓂆 🇵🇸 𓂆 (@ynPaliAmerican) September 11, 2022
an israeli superhero? what’s her superpower gonna be? genocide?
— nour (@nour_awawdeh) September 13, 2022
crazy how the same ppl who say “YOU MADE IT POLITICAL” when disney casts a black actor or represents a minority are silent about an “israeli superhero” lmao ok
— ansar. (@_ansar_a) September 13, 2022
i don’t think y’all understand how disgusting it is that an israeli superhero and hummus brand are called “sabra” because they’re named after the “sabra and shatila massacre” where palestinians in a lebanese refugee camp were brutally tortured and killed + israel is PROUD of this
— Tesneem 🇵🇸 Free✌️Palestine (@shiginope) September 16, 2022
Israel’s Marvel superhero Sabra has many powers, including demolishing Palestinian homes with her mind and assassinating Palestinian children with her laser beam eyes pic.twitter.com/5mye32ZH7f
— Matthew (@MatthewJohn666) September 10, 2022
marvel is promoting the genocide and colonialism against palestinians in the new captain america movie, please don’t support it and don’t give marvel your money pic.twitter.com/aRVD7PbqMF
— suri (@suricidal) September 13, 2022
