Billie Eilish is known to comment on political and social issues. Among other things, the US singer has been using her reach for years to draw attention to environmental protection. Now she has commented on current global political events in a series of Instagram stories, in particular on the Middle East conflict.
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Billie Eilish: Criticism of forced resettlement plans in Gaza
In one of her stories, Eilish shared a news clip by the US broadcaster “CNN”, which reports on plans by the Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz. According to “CNN”, Katz intends to move around two million people from the Gaza Strip to the south of Palestine – initially around 600,000 Palestinians. These are to be accommodated in a so -called “humanitarian city”, which is to be built on the ruins of Rafah, de facto a catchment camp. Billie Eilish wrote about the video: “Terrible.”
The information matches those of the “Tagesschau”. She quoted the military correspondent of the Israeli broadcaster Kan, who said: “600,000 Palestinians should come to this city – and if you enter it, you will no longer be able to return.”
In another story, Eilish reposted a video in which activist: Dear clean water on the inside of the Gazas coast. She wrote: “Thanks to all heroes out there.”
Awarenessing for Los Angeles and Texas
In addition to her criticism of the events in the Middle East, Eilish also seemed to want to create awareness for the domestic politics of the USA. In another Instagram post, she shared a video that shows how the home protection authority storms a park in Los Angeles. The clip is related to the latest raids in California, which take place in the course of the new US immigration policy.
Billie Eilish also shared something about the flood disaster in the US state of Texas, which occurred around July 7th. According to the “Tagesschau”, there were severe floods with over 160 missing and at least 109 fatalities-including several children of a summer camp group. Eilish intended the victim and also shared a hotline for mental support for those affected.