Mia Khalifa Reacts to Song Calling for Her Murder

Mia Khalifa has reacted to news that a new hip-hop track calls for her murder over her ongoing support of Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The track in question is called "Charbu Darbu," which the Times of Israel says is derived from Syrian Arabic and means "swords and strikes." The publication reports that in Hebrew slang, it refers to "raining hell" on an opponent. The track is by duo Ness Ve Stilla, whose members are Nesia Levy and Dor Soroker.

"Left, right, left, how is it that the whole country is in uniform from Galilee to Eilat… We've brought the entire army against you and we swear there won't be forgiveness, sons of Amalek," the lyrics say, with the latter reference comparing Palestinian militant group Hamas to a Biblical enemy of the Israelites.

There is also a vow in the track that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will obliterate Hamas.

In the concluding moments of the track, a list of "enemies" the pair wish to "X out" is shared, including the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Celebrities are also named on that list, including Khalifa, model Bella Hadid and singer Dua Lipa—all of whom have spoken out in support of the Palestinian civilians affected by the conflict in Gaza.

"Every c***'s last day will come/ Bella Hadid, Dupa Lipa, Mia Khalifa," they rap.

"Charbu Darbu," which is trending atop streaming platforms in Israel, caught the attention of former adult film star Khalifa, who took aim at the style of the track in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

"Y'all that song calling for the IDF to kill me, Bella, and Dua is over a DRILL beat," she wrote, "they can't even call for genocide in their own culture, they had to colonize something to get it to #1."

Newsweek has contacted representatives of Hadid and Lipa via email for comment.

A host of stars have spoken out in support of either Israel or Palestinians, with the Middle East seeing some of its deadliest fighting in years. Hamas killed 1,200 people in a surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, according to the Associated Press. Israel has killed more than 15,200 people in Gaza, according to Gaza health officials, cited by the AP.

Israel has secured the release of 110 of the approximately 240 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7, according to an Israeli government spokesperson. But the release of Israeli and foreign hostages stopped abruptly last week after negotiations between Israel and Hamas broke down.

It's unclear how many of the remaining hostages are in southern Gaza. Israeli officials said they believed that some of them were moved by Hamas or other militant groups from the north to the south after the war began in October.

The ongoing conflict has led to a fierce international discourse, with many calling for a ceasefire in Gaza to provide relief to the civilians engulfed by the fighting. It has also sparked deeply divided discussion on social media, where public figures who have called for a ceasefire, thrown their support behind Palestinians or Israel, or maintained a public silence, have been roundly criticized.

Several weeks ago, Lebanese-born Khalifa lost business contracts after writing about Palestinian "freedom fighters" in a post on X, hours after the October 7 Hamas attacks.

Following a wave of criticism, Khalifa, who has long been a vocal supporter of Palestinians, sought to clarify her comment in a follow-up statement on October 9.

"I just want to make it clear that this statement in no way shape or form is [inciting] spread of violence," she said in a since-deleted post. "I specifically said freedom fighters because that's what the Palestinian citizens are… fighting for freedom every day."

Playboy was one of two companies that quickly severed ties with Khalifa. She was also publicly fired from her role as an adviser at Red Light Holland, which produces and distributes magic mushrooms.

Defending herself in October, Khalifa said on X: "I just wanna make sure there's 4k footage of my people breaking down the walls of the open air prison they've been forced out of their homes and into so we have good options for the history books that write about how how they freed themselves from apartheid."

Radio host and wrestling pundit Peter Rosenberg criticized Khalifa's post in a direct message. Khalifa subsequently made their private exchange public on her X account, where she currently has more than 5.7 million followers.

"I stand with all oppressed people, everywhere, until no one is fighting for freedom," the screenshot showed Khalifa responding. "I'm from Lebanon, I've lived through more air [raids] by the IDF than your tiny privileged brain could ever know how to work through.

"[You] know nothing but tall tales of a land that doesn't belong to you, created by a military that has nothing to do with your peaceful god loving religion. Don't you ever disrespect me and my experience with what geopolitical war is again you man child."

While Rosenberg didn't publicly respond to Khalifa posting their message exchange on the platform, he told Newsweek on October 9 that he found her approach to the matter to be "unhinged and ridiculous."

"The idea of demanding that people take sides hours after finding out that innocent people had been slaughtered was so counterproductive and hateful," he said, via email. "I don't care that she posted our direct message. I didn't consider her a friend. I was trying to avoid being messy on a day that's not about myself or Mia Khalifa."