By Alex Raskin Sports News Editor for Dailymail.com 7:27 p.m. Oct 9, 2023, updated 8:53 p.m. Oct 9, 2023
- Stoudemire was born in Florida but received dual Israeli-American citizenship in 2019
- He spoke out against BLM and accused the group of remaining silent about the murder
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Retired NBA All-Star and Israeli-American Amar’e Stoudemire attacks pro-Palestinian politicians and the Black Lives Matter movement for their silence following Hamas’ coordinated terrorist attacks on the Jewish state.
“I woke up this morning to some disturbing news from Israel, man — that Hamas is kidnapping children, putting them in cages, killing women, killing the elderly,” said the Floridian native, who converted to Judaism in 2018 and received Israeli citizenship Citizenship a year later.
“This is some cowardly shit,” the 40-year-old former Knicks and Suns star continued. “That’s cowardly. And to all of you, Black Lives Matter [supporters] Who says nothing? “Let me figure out what exactly is happening before I say anything.”
“F*** you,” Stoudemire said during the self-recorded video posted to Instagram. “Find out what? It’s never been cool to kidnap children and put them in cages. It has never been cool to kill women and the elderly. Never been, no matter where you come from, what you represent, what tribe you belong to, it doesn’t matter. It’s never been a cool thing. This has never been something that no one has supported. And then you go and hide and put the children in front of you as a barricade. This is some cowardly shit.’
Stoudemire was a public supporter of Israel even before he received dual citizenship, and actually had a highly publicized meeting with then-Israeli President Shimon Peres in 2013.
Retired NBA All-Star and Israeli-American Amar’e Stoudemire attacks pro-Palestinian politicians and the Black Lives Matter movement for their silence on Hamas attacks. Amar’e Stoudemire, number 1 of the New York Knicks, prepares to shoot a free throw against the Orlando Magic on February 11, 2015 at the Amway Center. Then-Israeli President Shimon Peres (r.) received Amar’e Stoudemire in 2013 in his residence
And in the later stages of his career, the 6-foot-2 power forward signed with both Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning two national championships and a Finals MVP award.
Black Lives Matter has publicly supported the movement for a free Palestine for years, although the group is careful not to include Hamas in its public messages of support for the movement.
However, this distinction is irrelevant to Stoudemire, who also targeted politicians without naming anyone specifically.
“Any politicians who have the opposite to say – I see you,” Stoudemire said. “F*** you.”
“All the Black Lives Matter people who always have something to say and have always supported everything else, and you’re shutting the fuck up now.”
The Black Lives Matter movement was pro-Palestinian but did not publicly support Hamas
Finally, Stoudemire listed some of the things he loves about Israel.
“The only place in the world I can go and study Torah and eat kosher food,” he said. “Only place in the world.” Some coward, my dog, and everyone who supports that – fuck you.
“By my mom, we don’t respect any of you for this ‘peace.’
Group spokespeople did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.