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Hamas on Friday joinedÌýcallsÌýfor Justin Bieber toÌýcancel his upcomingÌý in Israel and asked the singerÌýto "the Zionist occupation state" in solidarity with , according to theÌýSAWA news agency.

The Palestinian faction'sÌýdepartment of artistic reproductionÌýcondemnedÌýand denouncedÌýthe planned concert in - due to form part of Bieber'sÌý'Justice' world tour in October 2022 - to the Palestinian news outlet.

Calls for the concert's cancellationÌýhave been widespread across social mediaÌýsince Bieber announced his tour on Monday, withÌý tickets due to go on sale for on Friday. A petition launched byÌýNGOsÌýagainst the event has so farÌýgathered over 3,700 signatures.

"We call on [Bieber] to cancel the scheduled concert and boycott the zionist occupation state in protest of its repeated crimes against our Palestinian people," Hamas said.

Many fans also displayed anger atÌýthe singer's plans toÌýimmediately travel from a state that "defeated apartheid" - South Africa -Ìýto aÌýstate that is "practising apartheid", for his performance.

Justin Bieber is really going straight from SA to Israel. From a country that fought apartheid to a country that's practicing apartheid. Lmao what a joke.

— Z a a k i r a h (@Maybe_Later_z)

Others said they would no longer attend the tour.

Extremely disappointed that Justin Bieber is playing Isra£l afterwards 💀. I’ve been to every concert he’s had in SA but this time it’s a miss from me🇵🇸

— Tasneem de Villiers (@tasneemdv)

Some even accusedÌýBieber of supporting "land theft" and "genocide".

Justin Bieber supports apartheid, land theft and genocide, to perform in Israel 🇮🇱 in 2022

— Prinz Eugen 🌟 Plandemic Is Over 💉 (@PrinzEu29528267)

Code Pink, a Women-led grassroots organisation "working to support peace [and]Ìýhuman rights", began the 3,700+ signature-richÌýpetition statingÌýthat by cancelling his concert, Bieber would "send a strong message that Palestinians, like all people, deserve equal rights and freedom".Ìý

In the petition, they also drew attention to NGO last April that Israel is practising crimes against humanity of .Ìý