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Madonna shares a picture on Instagram and sparks massive outrage.

It has stirred up serious controversy.

Madonna isn’t one to shy away from controversy. And the latest photo she posted on her Instagram of a Jewish and Muslim man leaning towards each other to kiss, has caused exactly that.

The image shows a man in what Haaretz (an English Language media outlet in Israel) termed a “large white knitted kippah of the Breslover Hasidic movement” and an Arab man wearing a traditional keffiyeh.

She captioned the image with, “This image is 100. #RebelHearts”, referencing the name of her latest album.

The image Madonna shared on her Instagram account.

The 56-year-old singer shared the photo on Sunday, with the picture racking up over 75,000 likes.

But despite such a huge number of likes, not all of her 3.9 million followers approved. "You do not know at all what is happening here in Israel. Do not post such a picture here again," wrote one.

"Disgusting," said another, while yet another criticised the image for being doctored.

Madonna in New York.

"While I do admire the strength of Madonna in an attempt to portray a meaningful message, I do think the photo should at least be an undoctored one," he said.

"I say this because as a Hasidic Jew myself, the side curls in the photo are without a doubt fake; secondly being someone from that 'sect' the head covering is never worn like that.

"So again, as much as I admire the message, I wish it would have been done in a tasteful manner and truly genuine."

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Some commenters did support Madonna's choice to share the image, praising the star for "breaking boundaries and opening the conversation".

"Love is love my friends – doesn't matter if you are Jewish or Muslim or whatever," said one.

"Live life as you can," said another.

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