Adidas responded to backlash on Thursday for a sneaker collaboration with model Bella Hadid, with some connecting the shoe to the deaths of Israelis during the 1972 Olympic Games. The company announced a new campaign with Hadid, who is Palestinian, for its classic SL 72 sneakers, which were released the same year as the 1972 Munich Olympics. During the Games, members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September killed members of the Israeli team. In a statement to Newsweek, a spokesperson for Adidas said: "The adidas Originals SL72 campaign unites a broad range of partners to celebrate our lightweight running...