{"id":548114,"date":"2021-06-01T12:36:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=548114"},"modified":"2021-06-01T12:36:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:36:39","slug":"someone-should-remind-ex-porn-star-mia-khalifa-that-porn-same-sex-relationships-and-alcohol-are-banned-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/someone-should-remind-ex-porn-star-mia-khalifa-that-porn-same-sex-relationships-and-alcohol-are-banned-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Someone Should Remind \u2018Ex-Porn Star\u2019 Mia Khalifa That Porn, Same-Sex Relationships And Alcohol Are Banned In Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsomeone-should-remind-ex-porn-star-mia-khalifa-that-porn-same-sex-relationships-and-alcohol-are-banned-in-gaza%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=548114&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1177191237-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>On Saturday, former porn star turned social media influencer Mia Khalifa shared a photo of herself drinking Champagne on Twitter, while making the claim that the wine was older than Israel \u2014 an \u201capartheid state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.2857142857143\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My wine is older than your apartheid \u201cstate\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CTpAitpKZP\">pic.twitter.com\/CTpAitpKZP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mia K. (@miakhalifa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miakhalifa\/status\/1398806256379256834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ex-porn-star-mia-khalifa-mocks-israel-while-posing-with-champagne-from-nazi-occupied-france\"><span>The Daily Wire<\/span><\/a><span> noted, people were immediately critical of Khalifa for using a Champagne bottle produced under Nazi-occupied France in the early 1940s to criticize the Jewish state. However, there is an additional layer of absurdity being missed, in that the Lebanese-American \u201cactress\u201d gained fame and online prominence by engaging in a lifestyle that, had she been living in Gaza or any one of numerous Muslim nations, would result in her being jailed \u2014 or far worse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s take the obvious subject of sex. Khalifa has taken part in at least one pornographic scene which involved same-sex activities. <\/span><span>According to the <\/span><span>civil society organization <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/countries\/middle-east-and-north-africa\/palestine-state-of\/report-palestine-state-of\/\"><span>alQaws<\/span><\/a><span> for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society, \u201cSection 152 of the Penal Code applicable in Gaza criminalizes consensual same-sex sexual activity and makes it punishable by up to 10 years\u2019 imprisonment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Conversely, in Israel \u2014 the state she accuses of gross human rights violations and \u201capartheid\u201d \u2014 pornography is legal to produce and access, while Tel Aviv <\/span><span>\u2014 the city often targeted by rocket fire from Gaza terrorists \u2014 was described by one newspaper outlet as one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world. The city is even nicknamed \u201cthe gay capital of the Middle East\u201d by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/entertainment\/2007\/07\/29\/was-arafat-gay\"><span>Out<\/span><\/a><span> magazine. Regardless of your thoughts on pornography or even homosexual relationships, such freedom is not indicative of an \u201capartheid\u201d state, as Khalifa claims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Next, let\u2019s consider alcohol consumption. In Gaza, residents are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/ezq3aa\/gazas-christians-brew-illegal-wine-in-defiance-of-hamas\"><span>banned<\/span><\/a><span> from possessing alcohol. Ironically, one of the many Muslim countries which also bans alcohol is Khalifa\u2019s birth country, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/country-rankings\/countries-where-alcohol-is-illegal\"><span>Lebanon<\/span><\/a><span>. You won\u2019t find such restrictions in Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Finally, let\u2019s consider one final factor: religion. Born Sarah Joe Chamoun into a Catholic family, Khalifa moved to the U.S. in 2001, fleeing the so-called South Lebanon conflict \u2014 15 years of warfare between the Islamic terrorist group, Hezbollah, and Lebanese proxy militias partnered with the Israel Defense Forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thousands of Christian Lebanese fled the region during and after the conflict, fearing reprisal from Hezbollah. Beyond Lebanon, Christians continue to be persecuted across the Muslim world. In Gaza specifically, they are actively <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-gaza-christmas-int\/leaked-hamas-christmas-memo-causes-christian-dismay-in-gaza-idUSKBN28X1PS\"><span>persecuted<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Israel, members of all Abrahamic faiths \u2014 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam \u2014 can access holy sites in Jerusalem now that the city is under Israeli control, hardly an indicator of an \u201capartheid\u201d regime. The same is not true under regions controlled by Palestinian authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In other words, Mia Khalifa\u2019s tweet alone demonstrates the ridiculousness of her \u201capartheid\u201d accusation. Israel, and not the Palestinian territories, allows women to engage in pornographic activities. Israel, and not the Palestinian territories, allows women to engage in same-sex relationships. Israel, and not the Palestinian territories, allows women to drink alcohol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If Khalifa is going to accuse one demonstrably liberal nation of imposing apartheid while simultaneously ignoring the nations which would criminalize her various life choices, perhaps geo-political commentary from former porn stars isn\u2019t the haven of reliability it once was?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span>@ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, former porn star turned social media influencer Mia Khalifa shared a photo of herself drinking Champagne on Twitter, while making the claim that the wine was older than &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278770,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1177191237-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Someone Should Remind \u2018Ex-Porn Star\u2019 Mia Khalifa That Porn, Same-Sex Relationships And Alcohol Are Banned In Gaza","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1177191237-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Someone Should Remind \u2018Ex-Porn Star\u2019 Mia Khalifa That Porn, Same-Sex Relationships And Alcohol Are Banned In Gaza","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}