The official Instagram account of British actress Emma Watson has expressed solidarity with Palestinians in a new post, eliciting widespread support from pro-Palestine users but also drawing strong criticism from Israeli officials.

Iran PressEurope: The film star's account, known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, shared a picture on Monday from a pro-Palestinian rally with the phrase, "Solidarity is a verb."

According to Aljazeera, the picture was originally posted in May last year by the Bad Activism Collective after Israel carried out an 11-day deadly offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip. At the time, some celebrities had weighed in on the conflict, with figures such as Bella Hadid and Susan Sarandon posting messages supporting Palestinians.

In the caption, there is a quote from British-Australian activist Sara Ahmed, saying: "Solidarity does not assume that our struggles are the same, or that our pain is the same, or that our hope is for the same future.

"Solidarity involves commitment, and work, as well as the recognition that even if we do not have the same feelings, or the same lives, or the same bodies, we do live on common ground."

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