Popstar Justin Bieber has caused controversy with a recent Instagram story in which he posted the words "Praying for Israel" over a picture of destroyed buildings in Gaza. The original post he shared had the words over a photo of destruction in Gaza, but he later deleted and reposted it with a different photo. This move sparked criticism as it was seen as insensitive to the suffering of Palestinians in the conflict. Bieber, who has a massive following on social media, has faced backlash for his choice of caption and for not acknowledging the destruction caused by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Meanwhile, internet star Nas Daily has made headlines by stating that he now identifies as Israeli first, despite previously identifying as Palestinian-Israeli.
Popstar Justin Bieber posts the story “Praying for Israel” over a photo of Palestinian buildings razed to the ground by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. https://t.co/LFsHxWhBhp
That state of our news today is Justin Bieber, who has 17x more followers than The NY Times, posting a story of destroyed Gaza with the caption “praying for Israel” https://t.co/ybahYfOM2R
Justin Bieber Publishes ‘Praying For Israel’ Post Featuring Photo of Destroyed Gaza Block https://t.co/j6dntKrI7O
Justin Bieber deletes and reposts “Praying For Israel” on his Instagram story after the original post he shared had the words over a photo of the destruction in Gaza. https://t.co/JevJ5eV5lI
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. https://t.co/5yHoXC8Ilr
Popstar Justin Bieber has posted the words "Praying for Israel" over a picture of #Gaza. https://t.co/Mul28iHKqw
Internet star Nas Daily: 'I identified as Palestinian-Israeli, now I'm firstly Israeli' https://t.co/ngip1DrGUU