The founder of a global cosmetics brand has shared a deranged antisemitic conspiracy theory accusing Israel of harvesting children’s organs.
Iraqi-American businesswoman Huda Kattan, head of Huda Beauty, posted the claim on her Instagram account on Tuesday, where she has more than 50 million followers.
Kattan launched the Dubai-based beauty brand with her sisters Mona and Alya in 2013. The company is now valued at around £888 million, with annual sales of £148 million. Its 140-product range is stocked by major retailers including Sephora, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Boots and Cult Beauty.
Screenshot: Huda Kattan
In posts to the 4.7 million followers on her personal social media page, Kattan wrote:”Reminder that Israel has a booming organ trade from Palestinian bodies” alongside a video of Israeli anthropologist Meira Weiss, whose book ‘Over Their Dead Bodies’ claimed organs were taken from dead Palestinians between 1996 and 2002.
Screenshot: Huda Kattan
Kattan goes on to post a claim that Jewish settlers are “inbreds”.
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In a veritable catalogue of reposts and posts after 7 October 2023, she accuses Israel of apartheid and reposts a claim that “Israel is murdering Palestinian children deliberately.”
Screenshot: Huda
Jewish News has contacted representatives for Huda Beauty, Boots, Harvey Nichols, Harrods, Selfridges, Sephora and Cult Beauty for comment.
