MCU’s new superhero sparks outrage

Marvel Studios has announced the cast of a new movie ’Captain America: New World Order,’ but has sparked controversy because of the main character’s name, Sabra. Portrayed by an Israeli actress, Shira Haas, she uses her extraordinary abilities to serve Mossad in a special mission run by the Israeli government. However, the name Sabra painfully reminds Palestinians of the massacre at the SABRA refugee camp in Lebanon forty years ago, that took the lives of up to 3,500 civilians.
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