Former porn star Mia Khalifa recorded herself insulting a Jewish woman after confronting her outside the Miami Beach Convention Center over her pro-Palestinian stance and strong statements against Israel.
Waiting outside the convention center for the annual antique jewelry fair, the video shows Khalifa standing in front of a woman wearing a white jumpsuit chanting “Am Yisrael Chai” (Hebrew: “The people of Israel are alive!”). It began with the repetition of the phrase, which means “to be”. It is often used to express solidarity among Jews.
Khalifa claimed on social media that while the woman was walking with her son and waiting for an Uber outside the venue, he followed her in the lobby and hurled insults at her.
“She is a vendor. I think this is what she means by business, as she has made abundantly clear,” Khalifa wrote.
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On January 15, former porn actress Mia Khalifa posted a video of herself confronting a Jewish woman in Miami. (Mia Khalifa/Twitter/Screenshot)
The alleged slur was not captured on video, which shows Khalifa begin by asking her son if he was “proud” of his mother.
The woman then approached Khalifa and showed off a necklace with a pendant containing the Hebrew symbol of life.
“This is Israel Chai. Do you understand?” the woman asked.
“Are you waiting for the bus, Kass?” [sic] I am waiting for my servant,” replied the Khalifa.
After a short conversation with her son, the woman again approached Khalifa closely from behind and softly repeated the Hebrew phrase.
“She's gotten real quiet now. Get away from me. Your breath smells awful, oh my god. You smell like fake falafel,” Khalifa snorted in disgust. I said while covering it.
Khalifa then walked down the street as the woman waved, “Goodbye, Israel Chai.”
Video posted The 30-year-old porn star posted on social media with the caption: “Zionists are losing the plot.”
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Mia Khalifa received threats in 2015 for wearing a hijab while filming a sex scene. (Photo by Matt Hayward/Getty Images, Marc Jacobs and iD)
Khalifa, a Lebanese-American performer who was once PornHub's highest-ranking adult star and who famously received threats from ISIS for wearing a hijab while filming sex scenes, has long been a leader in Israel. It has been called an “apartheid” state.
On October 7, as Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel began to unfold, Mr. Khalifa asked, “Can someone please tell the Palestinian freedom fighters to hold their phones horizontally and film?” wrote.
She also reposted the message, “Baby, wake up, Palestine is being liberated,” and mocked a video of an Israeli running from an attacker.
Khalifa reposted anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian messages throughout the multi-pronged terrorist attacks that left hundreds dead. Khalifa celebrated that a horrifying video containing footage of Hamas kidnapping women and children while a group of young partygoers was tied up and taken to Gaza shocked most onlookers.
Khalifa has also shared images of armed Palestinian terrorists and written, “This is a Renaissance painting,” and has slammed American celebrities who voice support for Israel.
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Mia Khalifa wrote: “Can someone please tell the Palestinian freedom fighters to flip their phones and shoot horizontally?” (Screengrab/X)
Khalifa doubled down on the backlash along the way.
“I can say I lost a business opportunity by supporting Palestine, but I'm more mad at myself for not checking to see if I was starting business with Zionists. My bad,” she wrote. .
Shortly after, Khalifa was fired by Playboy over his comments.
In an email to Playboy's creator community, the company said it had decided to “terminate Playboy's relationship with Mia Khalifa, including removing Mia's Playboy channel on our creator platform.” Ta.
Playboy wrote, “In recent days, Mia has made offensive and reprehensible comments glorifying Hamas' attacks on Israel and the murder of innocent men, women, and children.” “At Playboy, we encourage freedom of expression and constructive political debate, but we have a zero-tolerance policy regarding hate speech. We want Mia to understand that her words and actions have consequences. I look forward to that.”
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Khalifa did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
FOX News' Landon Mion contributed to this report.
