Pink: I was born Jewish. I didn't choose it and I've never hidden it.

Musician Pink responded via her Instagram profile to criticism she received after she previously shared a post criticizing rapper Macklemore's calls for a "free Palestine" during his recent performance as the opening act on Ed Sheeran's North American tour.

After giving an emotional speech at a concert in New Jersey last week, calling for “all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect and equality,” the rapper faced demands from the Israel-American Council to remove him from the tour. The organization claimed he used his public appearance to “promote a partisan political agenda.”

Among the critics of his speech was Pink, who shared a post by the organization StopAntisemitism that claimed that Macklemore "accused Israel of a fake genocide and turned a major music event into a political nightmare directed against the Jewish state," reports JustJared.

Now, in a follow-up post, the "Stupid Girls" hitmaker has explained in detail why she felt the need to share the post.

"Last Sunday, I reposted someone else's post about Macklemore's performance at Ed Sheeran's concert. It contained words that I didn't write and wouldn't have chosen myself. Then the comments started, and I did what I do when I'm hurt - post sarcastic memes and pretend I'm okay. That's my responsibility," she wrote.

"A repost is not a statement, and a meme is not a stance. Social media makes us all superficial and hasty, and we all know it." "I was born Jewish. I didn't choose it and I've never hidden it. And this week, a lot of people decided what I believed without asking me or checking a single thing I've ever said or done, because the repost and the word 'Jewish' were apparently enough to fill in the rest of the story," the singer added.

Pink said she never spoke on behalf of "Israel or any government," adding that she still believes "Hamas is a terrorist organization."

"Palestinians deserve a future that respects their humanity and their aspirations. Protecting innocent lives comes first, everywhere, and no one should ever celebrate the death of a child. Anyone's child," she stressed.

Her three-part statement continued in the comments section, though the post appears to have been removed after she restricted comments. The full statement is still available in screenshots circulating online, including a post on Platform X.

In the comment, Pink recalled Macklemore's 2014 performance, when he wore a costume that many described as an anti-Semitic caricature. He later apologized, saying, "I respect all cultures and all people."

"Every Jew I know knew exactly what it was. But he apologized, and I let it go, because that's what we do. Let things go. Then last weekend he stood in front of a stadium full of music-loving families, while violent images of war were playing on screens, dedicated a song to the movement of his choice, and then took a microphone and told every Jew in the stadium that it didn't apply to them. You don't get to decide that for us," Pink wrote.

"That's why I reposted that post. Not for 'free Palestine' and not for anyone's right to say it. I've never asked for any other artist to be banned from speaking and I'm not asking for that now. I don't need anyone to be fired and I don't need a refund. What I need is the ability, as a Jewish mother, to say, 'That scared me and it scared the people I love,' without anyone telling me that our fear is just propaganda and that I somehow agree with genocide just because I reacted to it," the musician emphasized.

She then addressed "those who are afraid this week - Jews, Muslims, Palestinians, Israelis or simply people who have had enough of all this":

"I see you. And if anyone really wants to know what I think, just ask me. I'm here. It's never been hard to find me. And I'll keep speaking, in my own words."

Amid the controversy, Macklemore recently responded to critics of his performances and stage appeals. He released the full recording of his speech and stressed that the pursuit of equality "should never be controversial."