Alicia Keys denies making subtle 'ode' to Hamas attacks after backlash

Singer Alicia Keys has set the record straight after she was accused of supporting Hamas amid the terror attacks in IsraelAfter receiving backlash over her paragliding post the singer insisted that her Instagram photo had nothing to do with the war in the Middle EastThe post I shared earlier was COMPLETELY unrelated in any way to the recent devastating loss of innocent lives the If I Aint Got You hitmaker wrote via her Instagram story reports aceshowbizcomThe singer stressed My heart has been breaking I pray for and stand for peaceAlicia got into trouble after posting a photograph of herself wearing a green leather racing jacket with black and white highlights in colours some said were reminiscent of the black white green and red seen on Palestines flagIn the caption she asked her followers What would u do if you werent afraid of anything Tell me your truth Ive had my eyes on paraglidingThe singer later deleted the post but it had already caught the attention of some social media users who weighed in with speculation about the meaning of the postThey believed that Keys sent coded messages to signal her support to HamasThe advocacy group StopAntisemitism shared a screenshot of Keysrsquo controversial post on X formerly Twitter and questioned her intentionIs this some sick ode to the Hamas terrorists that infiltrated Israel killed over 1300 people beheaded babies raped women and kidnapped Holocaust survivors aliciakeys they asked before the singer issued her statement to deny the accusationMeanwhile famed music manager Guy Oseary who was born in Israel was quick to come to Alicias defenceTaking to his own Instagram he shared a photo of him with the singer and wrote Theres talk of an antisemitic post that my dear friend Alicia Keys had up on her instagram I can confirm to anyone in my Star of David emoji community that needs to hear it its NOT trueIn reference to the use of the word paragliding in Alicias post he explained There was a specific word in her post that our community at this very painful time find very triggering but it was absolutely not connected in any wayGuy added I spoke to Alicia and she was horrified to learn what the word implied and immediately took it down Alicia has always been a fighter for all human rights Ive had a front row seat for over a decade of seeing her positive influence in the world Her humanitarian work reflects her empathy and her heartThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever