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Al Bawaba
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Avichay Adraee mocked after paying tribute to late Ziad Rahbani
ALBAWABA- Avichay Adraee, the spokesperson of the Israeli army, was blasted heavily on social media after posting a video where he paid tribute to Lebanese composer Ziad Rahbani, who passed away on July 26. Also Read Reason behind Ziad Rahbani's death revealed Avichay Adraee posted a video on his official X account and praised Rahbani, the son of Lebanese great singer Fairouz, and said: "Ziad was not just a Lebanese artist, but he was the voice of a free conscience, the pulse of the street, and the mockery of an intellectual who was not afraid of the truth." The military spokesperson wrote: "Lebanon bids farewell to the great artist Ziad Rahbani, a phenomenon with his free nature in a country that has long been a prisoner of words and truth. He has departed, speaking the truth when everyone else was silent, singing of love as well as of pain, writing music to reflect an entire people. As a profound admirer of Lebanese culture, I see in his passing the loss of an icon who resisted ugliness with sarcasm, fear with courage, and injustice with words." كبح الخوف وكان دائما يقول لا يصح الا الصحيح وفلسطين راجعة لأهلها — (@SarrajWajeh) July 27, 2025 However, as soon as he posted the clip, he landed in hot water and slipped into a wave of mockery as thousands of comments flooded his post, where people reminded him that Zaid Rahbani had always shown a firm stance against Israel and its actions against Palestinians. A person commented: "Avichay, we thank you for admitting that he resisted the ugliness, fear, and injustice that is you and your friends." Another said: "True, and you also forgot that the deceased Ziad was a resistance fighter and Israel was his first enemy." Lebanese composer Ziad Rahbani died at the age of 69 on Saturday, July 26, in Lebanon, local media confirmed. According to the Lebanon 24 website, Ziad Rahbani died from cirrhosis of the liver.
Khaleej Times
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Diljit Dosanjh shares trailer of 'Sardaar Ji 3' featuring Pakistani actor Hania Aamir, faces backlash
Popular singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has found himself at the receiving end of a social media backlash after the trailer of his upcoming Punjabi film, Sardaar Ji 3, which features Pakistani actor Hania Aamir, dropped online. Sharing the trailer of the horror-comedy franchise on his Instagram on June 23, Dosanjh said the film will release exclusively overseas on June 27. The comments section of the actor's social media platform quickly turned into a storm of angry reactions with Indian netizens expressing their disappointment over his decision to work with a Pakistani artiste, amid cross-border tensions between the neighbouring countries. "May we witness the most embarrassing downfall of Diljit Dosanjh in the history of public embarrassments... a kind of downfall that his PR could never salvage," wrote one user on X. One comment read, "I used to be his fan, but this is unforgivable. And it gives a bad name to us and the Punjab he loves to gloat about." The controversy comes in the wake of the recent Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, followed by India's Operation Sindhoor on May 7, when air strikes were carried out in Pakistan. The social media accounts of several Pakistani artistes, including Hania Aamir, were no longer accessible in India following the Pahalgam attack. The trailer of Sardaar Ji 3 is currently not on YouTube India but has been shared by Dosanjh on his Instagram page.
