• aaro [they/them, she/her]@hexbear.net
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    Online, many slammed the singer for his support for Israel, amidst the ongoing war on Gaza which has killed at least 41, 870 Palestinians and wounded more than 97,166 others.

    “Never forget when Justin Bieber posted ‘praying for Israel’ with the picture of Gaza being destroyed and when people called him out he deleted the story and posted ‘praying for Israel without the image" one person wrote.

    Others stated that him wearing the keffiyeh does not show his support for Palestine, rather could be a fashion statement, or questioned if he knew the symbolism behind it.

    you simply gotta read the article folks

    https://xcancel.com/LandPalestine/status/1842595214072181050

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      yeah… I was going to say, JB is not based he’s just incredibly ignorant and stupid. he would probably struggle to even find “Israel” on a map, let alone identify Gaza or the West Bank within

      • ComradeMonotreme [she/her, he/him]@hexbear.net
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        I think given he’s wearing it as headwear, rather than just a scarf suggests a political intent, rather than accidental fashion.

        I think he probably is ignorant but nearly a year of Israel doing war crimes could change someone’s opinion if they only ever had a surface level understanding.

        Especially with some other musicians under fire for their pro-Palestine positions (Macklemore, Chappell Roan etc)