Reebok Says It Didn't Make Israeli Independence Day Shoes

The brand issues an official statement.

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Yesterday, a pair of Reeboks surfaced that the brand purportedly made in celebration of Israel's independence day. Now, Reebok is saying that it actually had nothing to do with the shoes.

Reebok has issued a statement distancing itself from the controversial sneakers, saying that the footwear had been customized on reebok.com and was sent to media outlets with a fake press release attached, reports RT.

Outlets like The Jerusalem Post took the bait and treated it as an official release from the brand, but Reebok says that it has a strict no-politics policy on its products.

"[The sneakers were] prepared by an independent designer and should not be presented as a product by the company's international brand," Reebok said in a statement.