Halsey regrets letting “cowardice” stop her from previously commenting on Israel-Hamas war

nme.com:

Halsey has made a statement addressing her silence on the Israel-Hamas war to “admit my regret”.The singer previously expressed her support for Palestine during the 2021 crisis.

A series of attacks starting after Israeli police blocked off the Damascus Gate (where Palestinian Arabs typically gather for Ramadan) resulted in the deaths of 83 people in Gaza – including 17 children – and seven in Israel.However, fans noticed the singer had been unusually quiet during the current developments in the crisis.

At the time of writing, the latest death toll stands at 11,423 Palestinians and at least 1,200 people killed in Israel (as per Al Jazeera).

One X/Twitter user remarked on Halsey’s silence: “They’ve ALWAYS spoken up about Palestine, it’s such an odd time to be silent on it?”Yesterday (November 14), Halsey posted on her Instagram stories to explain her absence. “A few people have suggested that it’s cowardice,” she wrote. “And to be completely honest, it is.” The singer, who has a two-year-old son named Ender, shared that she was “exceptionally anxious about navigating my responsibility as a career activist as it pertains to my daily life off of social media.”She went on to explain that on her last tour, she had received “violent and threatening events” that “resulted in my home being swatted multiple times and required the presence of snipers in the sky during most of my shows that summer.” Consequently, Halsey “made a conscious decision to protect my family from people who plan to enact violence towards me in disagreement of my opinions.”Halsey said despite this, “it doesn’t sit right with me that a decision I made for my own family is in turn keeping me from vocalizing support for families enduring far worse violence.”“I.