Pink Denies Israeli Flags Flown at Concerts After Hamas Attacks

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The pop singer Pink (aka Alecia Moore) has denied Israeli flags have flown at her rock concerts after southern Israel came under attack 10 days ago from the Hamas terrorist organization.

“This post will be controversial for some. At this point, breathing is controversial. I am getting many threats because people mistakenly believe I am flying Israeli flags in my show. I am not,” Pink said on her X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday.

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The pop star went on to say she has been flying Poi flags on her current tour, or flags traditionally used as a symbol of peace by New Zealand’s Maori people. “These were used many, many years ago by the Maori people in New Zealand and because they and the Maori people are beautiful to me, we use them. I do not fly flags in my show in support of anything or anyone except the rainbow flag. That will remain my position,” Pink added in her post.

She pleaded for understanding after coming under threat from social media trolls. “I am a human. I believe in peace. Equality. Love. I am deeply saddened by the state of the world. I pray for all of us,” Pink added.

The Hamas attacks 10 days ago led to the deaths of around 1,300 Israelis, most of whom are civilians, and have been followed by Israel declaring formal war on Hamas in Gaza and around 2,750 Palestinians having since lost their lives in an unfolding conflict, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

Celebrities such as Natalie Portman, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler and others have taken to social media to share their support for Israel after the terrorist group Hamas launched deadly land and air strikes on the country.

Elsewhere, the half-Palestinian supermodel Gigi Hadid took to Instagram to condemn the “terrorizing of innocent people” after the Hamas attacks and retaliation by Israel in Gaza as she reiterated her longstanding support for the Palestinian cause.

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