The bombing on Palestine continues with latest reports showing that more than 5,600 Palestinians have died in Gaza at Israel’s hands. In these past few days, many celebrities have voiced their support for Israel, some of them using misinformation as justification for the bombardment of civilians. Social media users have expressed outrage on the way the slaughter of Palestinians is being shown as a positive thing rather than a war crime.
Here are all the public faces who have so far expressed their support for Israel.
More than 700 Hollywood entertainers have signed an open letter with Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) voicing their support for Israel as the bombing of Gaza continues. This included former IDF soldier and actress Gal Gadot, comedian Amy Schumer, actors Chris Pine, Mark Hamil and Debra Messing.
The letter described the war as “terrorism. This is evil. There is no justification or rationalization for Hamas’ actions.”
The letter ended by urging on other members of the entertainment industry “to speak out forcefully against Hamas and do whatever is in their power to urge the terrorist organization to return the innocent hostages to their families.”
‘Stranger Things’ actor Noah Schnapp released a statement that riled up social media.
Noah Schnapp shares statement on Israel and Palestine:
“You either stand with Israel or you stand with terrorism. It shouldn’t be a difficult choice. Shame on you.” pic.twitter.com/5WODeZbb2u
— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 11, 2023
Kim Kardashian shared a statement on her Instagram account expressing her support for Israel.
Harry Potter writer J.K Rowling shared a video clip of journalists claiming the Hamas had beheaded 40 babies from Israel with the caption: “Now let the snivelling apologists for rape, murder and torture explain how this, too, was justified.”
Since then, the news has since then been debunked by journalists, as well as the IDF who said no such confirmation was given by them. However, Rowling has not taken down her post.
Now let the snivelling apologists for rape, murder and torture explain how this, too, was justified. https://t.co/8h7DLHKofD
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 10, 2023
Jamie Lee Curtis shared and then deleted a picture of children looking up at the sky in terror, along with the Israeli flag in the caption. This picture is actually from war-torn buildings in Gaza.
Out of all the things we’ve seen these past two days, this is by far the most insane, just above the Tara Strong stuff. Jamie Lee Curtis posts a photo of Palestinian children being killed, but the caption she wrote is in support of Israel. That is actually demonic. pic.twitter.com/pelxkYdXEx
— Bolbi Stroganofsky #AquamanArmada (@HTL1998) October 9, 2023
Justin Bieber shared a picture of war-torn Gaza with the caption ‘Pray for Israel’ on his Instagram stories, and twitter users criticised him for spreading misinformation.
Justin Bieber deletes and reposts ‘Praying For Israel’ story after the original post he shared had the words over a photo of destruction in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/5yHoXC8Ilr
— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 11, 2023