Adidas removes model Bella Hadid from ad campaign after criticism from Israel

Company says it is ‘revising’ work for shoe designed for 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 Israelis were killed by Palestinian terrorists
Adidas removes model Bella Hadid from ad campaign after criticism from Israel

Hadid has repeatedly criticised the Israeli government and supported Palestinians over the years. File Picture: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

Adidas has pulled images of the model Bella Hadid from adverts promoting a sports shoe first launched to coincide with the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.

The German-based sportswear company said it was “revising” its campaign after criticism from Israel over Hadid’s involvement.

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