Jennifer Lope is facing a
social media backlash from pro-Palestine supporters over her rumoured
plans to perform in Israel for the first time in the summer, Writing
under the hashtag #CancelTelAviv, activists have been questioning her
motives for wanting to gig in Tel Aviv, accusing her of 'entertaining
children's killers'. See tweets after the cut.
Some
of the tweets were accompanied by graphic photos purportedly showing
injured children in Gaza, with the caption questioning the American
singer's unconfirmed decision. Israeli media first started reporting last week that Ms Lopez was looking to perform in Tel Aviv next summer.
Ynet News claimed
that the pop singer, who has also starred in multiple films, had
'sealed the deal' to perform in Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv's largest park.
The news has stirred up fresh anger from pro-Palestinian activists and supporters of the boycott movement against Israel.
'Say NO TO APARTHEID', one tweet user posted on social media, addressing the message directly to Ms Lopez's official twitter account.
Another
user in support of the event's cancellation posted two contrasting
images; one of a man carrying a child with bleeding facial injury and
another image of J-Lo performing in a red dress.
The caption of the tweet asked the singer: 'Will you wear Blood Red for your Israeli Concert?'
Some of the tweets were accompanied by
graphic photos purportedly showing injured children in Gaza, with the
caption questioning the American singer's unconfirmed decision
Many of the tweets focus on the plight of Palestinians living in Gaza as well as using lyrics of her songs to voice their anger.
Other
activists called on J-Lo to follow in the footsteps of the former
frontman of Pink Floyd Roger Waters, who refuses to visit or perform in
Israel.
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