Singer Pink has denied flying Israeli flags at her concerts following the attacks from Hamas in Israel but has said the only flag she raises are rainbow flags – representing the LGBTQ+ community.
The 44-year-old took to X, formerly Twitter, Sunday night to share her thoughts on situation amid her live show being “mistakenly” dragged into the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Questions arose when Pink’s dancers were seen flying blue and white “poi” flags on long poles. Poi flags are traditionally used as a symbol of peace by New Zealand’s Maori people – on long poles.
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“I am getting many threats because people mistakenly believe I am flying Israeli flags in my show. I am not,” Pink tweeted. I have been using Poi flags since the beginning of this tour. These were used many, many years ago by the Māori people in New Zealand and because they and the Māori people are beautiful to me, we use them.”
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. I have been using Poi flags since the beginning of this tour. These were used many,…
— P!nk (@Pink) October 16, 2023
“I do not fly flags in my show in support of anything or anyone except the rainbow flag. That will remain my position. I am a human. I believe in peace. Equality. Love,” she added.
Celebrities including Natalie Portman, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler have taken to social media platforms to share their support for Israel, after Hamas launched a deadly land, sea and air strike on the country.
Meanwhile, half Palestinian models Bella and Gigi Hadid took to Instagram to condemn the “terrorizing of innocent people,” and said she has a “deep empathy and heartbreak for the Palestinian struggle and life under occupation.”
Pink has heavily voiced her political opinions in the past, from sharing her thoughts in a song called “Dear Mr. President,” aimed towards President George Bush after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, to her music video “Irrelevant” released last year where Pink connected conservative Supreme Court justices to Nazis.
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