NBA star Dwight Howard blasted for #FreePalestine tweet
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Howard, who has some 15 million followers on Twitter, deleted the Tweet after 15 minutes, according to thewire.com. He followed this with a clarification: “Previous tweet was a mistake. I have never commented on international politics and never will.”
The Zionist Organization of America, however, has urged a stronger condemnation, givemesport.com reported. “He should be publicly condemned as strong as Donald Sterling was,” the website cited ZOA President Morton Klein as saying.
“Anyone who uses the phrase ’Free Palestine’ is either ignorant of the situation or hates the Jewish state of Israel. It’s a hateful position. Celebs have great influence. When he makes a ridiculously false statement like ’Free Palestine,’ it’s frightening,” Klein said.