Disney is pushing back on claims it injected pro-Palestinian “subliminal” messaging into a recent Christmas ad, after facing intense backlash on social media.

The shot — which appears for less than two seconds in the less than two minute television spot for the Disney+ streaming platform — shows a watermelon sticker on a teenage girl’s laptop.

The fruit is a long-standing symbol of Palestinian solidarity , as its colors — red, black, white and green — are the same as those of the Palestinian flag. And it has become an internationally recognized symbol since the war in Gaza kicked off.

“Is neutrality in a children spaces just to bring us together, too much to ask?” wrote Israeli writer and activist Hen Mazzig on X .

“Disney doesn’t need to add more tension to an already fractured wo

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