For better or worse, when Kim Kardashian tweets, people listen. Her tweet this morning in support of Israel immediately set off a chain of hateful rebukes and threats from Hamas supporters and Muslim fans:

https://twitter.com/FJE_/status/269452727833206784

israel will be destroyed along with all the Jews who cursed RT"@KimKardashian: Praying for everyone in Israel" — Mukhlis (@mukhliz94) November 16, 2012

https://twitter.com/SheikhaA_/status/269452773182025729

https://twitter.com/MitraFarhan/status/269450389861068800

"@ymkkkkk: People like you are the reason I want to die *Palestine "@KimKardashian: Praying for everyone in Israel"" — Nadine Irani (@nadineirani) November 16, 2012

Further enhancing your reputation as a dumb porn star… RT @KimKardashian Praying for everyone in Israel — Karim (@KarimCfc) November 16, 2012

@KimKardashian Kim i love you but please dont pray for israel. They are murderers — K doll (@OhMyKardash) November 16, 2012

@KimKardashian pls delete thsi tweet please Kim — K doll (@OhMyKardash) November 16, 2012

@KimKardashian Woe to Israel and henchmen — محمد | klopp (@LFC_i1) November 16, 2012

@KimKardashian kimmie i love you so much but israel is literally killing and burning families in palestine. Dont pray for them pls — K doll (@OhMyKardash) November 16, 2012

Guess she wasn’t paying attention when Katy Perry tweeted “Pray for Israel” in August 2011 with similar results.

Five minutes after her initial tweet, Kardashian hastily mollified the mob:

https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/269447038742171648

Lesson learned:

https://twitter.com/hoetbh/status/269450492864782336

Ouch:

@michellemalkin She takes back her tweets faster than her marriages! — Johannes (@forallmankind) November 16, 2012

(hat tip: ToadonaWire)

Update:

The death wishes roll in:

https://twitter.com/HBilani/status/269461162695987200

https://twitter.com/Ifran_sheikh/status/269460426318815233

@KimKardashian You know nothing about #Humanity Die in HELL ! — мα3η αℓαbσu∂ι ™ (@M3nAl3boudi11) November 16, 2012

https://twitter.com/nashauzir/status/269459906149621760

@KimKardashian pray for palestine not that fucking israel. U're so stupid!! U should die at there! Bitch. — Aishah (@aishahjamil) November 16, 2012

https://twitter.com/MadihahNafeez/status/269457015997362176

https://twitter.com/Dalila_Elshaer/status/269457221258194944

Go die in a hole full of shit "@m7mdwaleed94: I got 5 fingers & middle one is for you 🙂 RT @KimKardashian: Praying for everyone in Israel" — Blank (@Deep_Agony) November 16, 2012

Update: The pro-Israel tweet has been removed.

Update: Kardashian has apologized.