The conflict involving Israel, Gaza and Hamas has everyone with a heavy heart. The images coming from the area are totally heartbreaking, and there are thousands and thousands of civilians who have lost their lives or have had to leave their homes because of the war. Since the war began, about a week ago, many celebrities have wanted to show their support for the victims through social networks. In the last few hours, Justin Bieber's positioning has become especially viral, a gesture that many have called 'hypocritical' due to the tremendous contradiction contained in the publication he shared on his social profiles.
Social networks have been plagued in recent days with messages in defense of the Palestinian community and condemnation of the acts in Israel. There are many positions regarding this conflict, but that of the interpreter of As long as you love me has been especially echoed. The artist published a story on his Instagram profile with which he intended to show solidarity with the victims. "Pray for Israel," he read in the shared image, whose translation means 'Praying for Israel.' In this way, he condemned the attack on the victims of the Hamas attack.
However, these three words were on a background in which a destroyed city could be seen. It was an image of Gaza, a city isolated by the Netanyahu government and, furthermore, the focus of the great Israeli offensive. This detail did not go unnoticed and there were many who criticized this gesture by the Canadian artist. Social networks have been filled with messages describing the 29-year-old as a "hypocrite."
"It's Justin Bieber, you can't ask for much more," can be read in a post by an X user, formerly 'Twitter'. "He was never the smartest in his class," said another Internet user. "If he doesn't know how to sing, much less pray," can be read in another comment. On the other hand, other users pointed to the great misinformation that exists about the conflict as a cause of this type of 'confusion'. "The misinformation on this issue is enormous. The only truth is that the people on one side or the other pay the price for things that they do not control and that they are often unaware of," says another tweeter.
Finally, after realizing the mistake and after receiving criticism, Justin Bieber himself deleted the publication from his Instagram profile, aware that he had rushed to share that image. Be that as it may, the singer will surely learn from this mistake, who, despite his good intentions, ended up involved in a new controversy on social networks.
