Foolish ... Kim Kardashian is forced to apologise for tweets in support of both
Palestine and Israel
KIM Kardashian has received death threats after posting a pro-Israel message on
Twitter.
The reality star wrote, "Praying for everyone in Israel" after Hamas militants launched a
rocket attack on Jerusalem.
But the 31-year-old beauty was forced to delete the words of support after a barrage of
criticism from her 17million followers.
"You are a disgrace to your people and your ancestors," a follower tweeted, referring to her
Armenian origin.
Another wrote: "People like you are the reason I want to die *Palestine."
Others tweeted, "Die in Hell" and "Kill yourself" - terrifying the star into a hasty follow-up
tweet reading: "And praying for everyone in Palestine and across the world."
Clearly shaken by the hate messages, Kim then deleted both tweets and released a
statement via her own website.
She wrote: "I want to own up to and explain that earlier today I sent out two tweets about
saying prayers for the people in Palestine and Israel and after hearing from my followers, I
decided to take down the tweets because I realised that some people were offended and
hurt by what I said, and for that I apologize."
She added: "I should have pointed out my intentions behind these tweets when I posted
them.
"The fact is that regardless of religion and political beliefs, there are countless innocent
people involved who didn't choose this, and I pray for all of them and also for a resolution.
"I also pray for all the other people around the world who are caught in similar crossfires."
Engage brain before opening mouth next time, Kimmy.
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