Janet Jackson on Palestine, Syria peace mission
The U.S. singer posted pictures on her Twitter account of herself posing with ‘beautiful Palestinian students’
Pop-music icon Janet Jackson was in Palestine on Sunday during a visit to Occupied Jerusalem with her Qatari billionaire husband Wissam al-Mana.
Jackson, also a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, posted pictures on her Twitter account of herself posing with “beautiful Palestinian students.”
She tweeted: “Peace. Yatta High School, West Bank with @UNICEF. Beautiful Palestinian students.”
Peace. Yatta High School, West Bank with @UNICEF. Beautiful Palestinian students. pic.twitter.com/m3x1LxjaWd
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) December 20, 2014
She also tweeted a photo of her husband posing with a peace sign alongside young Palestinian boys in South Hebron Hills.
Peace. A group of young Palestinian boys from a herding family in Bi'r al 'Id, South Hebron Hills, with @UNICEF. pic.twitter.com/2filVHKGTv
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) December 20, 2014Before crossing into Palestine, Jackson visited the Zaatari Camp in Jordan on Dec.17 where thousands of Syrian refugees displaced by the conflict now live.
With @UNICEF Zaatari Camp. Syria’s beautiful children. Their openness and love... so wonderful. Wissam and Janet pic.twitter.com/TFLXWoz46D
— Janet Jackson (@JanetJackson) December 17, 2014
Jackson rose to fame in the 1970s with her siblings as part of the Jackson Five group, along with legendary musician Michael Jackson.
Also Read
-
Mohammed Assaf celebrates ‘Palestine Day’ at U.N. headquarters
U.N. officially named Assaf a regional youth ambassador for Palestinian refugees Video -
Angelina Jolie joins fight to end statelessness
Angelina Jolie, among others, is leading a campaign calling for “10 million signatures to change 10 million lives” in an open letter Art and culture -
All talk, no action: A message to those who ‘support’ Palestine
I’m sick and tired of the pretenders who say, “Palestine is the compass,” and ignore the actual abuses the Palestinians have been enduring Middle East -
A resounding show of public support for Palestine
Politicians holding down the floodgates against a public display of support for the state of Palestine were embarrassed in recent weeks Middle East
