Israeli-American NBA great Amar’e Stoudemire says ‘f*** you’ to pro-Palestinian Black Lives Matters and politicians for their silence over Hamas ‘killing women and elderly’
- Stoudemire was born in Florida, but acquired dual Israeli-American citizenship in 2019
- He spoke out against BLM, accusing the group of remaining silent about the killing.
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Amar’e Stoudemire, retired NBA All-Star and American-Israeli citizen, attacks pro-Palestinian politicians and the Black Lives Matter movement for their silence in the wake of Hamas’ coordinated terrorist attacks against the Jewish state.
“I woke up, man, this morning to some disturbing news out of Israel – that Hamas was kidnapping children, putting them in cages, killing women, killing elderly people,” the native Floridian said , converted to Judaism in 2018 and obtained Israeli law. citizenship a year later.
“That’s some cowardly shit,” the 40-year-old former Knicks and Suns star continued. “Is loose. And for all the Black Lives Matter supporters who aren’t saying anything… “Well, let me figure out exactly what’s going on before I say anything.” »
“Fuck you,” Stoudemire said during the self-portrait video posted to Instagram. ” Understand what ? It’s never been cool to kidnap children and put them in cages. It’s never been cool to kill women and old people. I’ve never been there, it doesn’t matter where you’re from, what you stand for, what tribe you’re from, it doesn’t matter. It was never a cool thing. It was never something that anyone supported. And then you will hide and put the children in front of you as a barricade. This is some cowardly shit.
Stoudemire has been a public supporter of Israel even before he had dual citizenship, and in fact had a highly publicized meeting with then-Israeli President Shimon Peres in 2013.
Amar’e Stoudemire, Retired NBA All-Star and American-Israeli Citizen, Attacks Pro-Palestinian Politicians and the Black Lives Matter Movement for Their Silence in the Face of Hamas Attacks
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres (right) welcomes Amar’e Stoudemire to his residence in 2013.
And in the latter stages of his career, the 6-foot-10 forward signed with Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning two national championship titles and the Finals MVP award.
Black Lives Matter has publicly supported the Free Palestine movement for years, although the group has been careful not to include Hamas in its public messages of support for the movement.
However, this distinction has no relevance to Stoudemire, who has also targeted politicians, without naming anyone specifically.
“All of you politicians who have something to say to the contrary, I see you,” Stoudemire said. ‘Kiss my ass.
“All of you Black Lives Matter people who always have something to say and have always supported everything else and are now shutting up – fuck you too.
The Black Lives Matter movement is pro-Palestinian, but has not publicly supported Hamas
Stoudemire finished by listing some of the things he loves about Israel.
“The only place in the world where I can go to study Torah and eat kosher food,” he said. “The only place in the world. Cowardly bullshit, dog, and all of you supporting him – fuck you.
“About my mother, we don’t respect any of you for that.” Peace.’
Spokespeople for the group did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.