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Kylie JennerThe 26-year-old quickly deleted a message of support for Israel from her Instagram story after the deadly Hamas attacks. The reality star appeared to remove the post, which was reposted from her pro-Israel account @StandWithUs, after she received major backlash.
“Now and always we stand with the people of Israel!” The post, which can be seen below, can be read along with a picture of the Israeli flag. “SHARE as you stand with the people of Israel as they face one of the most frightening situations in many years.”
Within minutes of sharing the post, Kylie received replies including images of Palestinian flags and requests to unfollow her. Although she deleted the post within an hour, critics continued to flood social media sites with their negative opinions on the post. “Wtf @KylieJenner Everyone needs to please unfollow #KylieJenner!!!! #Palestine”, one person wrote. “It’s actually much worse that Kylie Jenner just deleted the Israel post. It shows a lack of knowledge and care, she just posted it to talk about it,” another shared.
Some users also expressed concerns that Kylie’s pro-Israel post would cause tension between her and her Bella Hadid, who is a known supporter of Palestine. “Kylie Jenner supporting Israel even though her friend Bella Hadid is Palestinian is crazy,” one person posted. “Do these celebrities listen to each other when they talk? “For example, when Bella Hadid talks about Palestine and being Palestinian, does Kylie Jenner know what that means?” another added.
Kylie at an event in May. (Jason Sean Weiss/BFA.com/Shutterstock)
The backlash against Kylie and the post came just hours after Hamas militants launched unprecedented attacks on Israel on Saturday. Thousands of rockets were fired at Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip, sadly killing hundreds of civilians. “We are at war,” said the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a live televised address. He also stated that “the enemy will pay an unprecedented price.”
As of Sunday, health authorities in the Gaza Strip reported that 230 Palestinians had been killed and over 1,700 injured. Kylie has not yet revealed why she decided to delete the post.
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2023-10-08 21:37:26
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