Rapper Macklemore is a vocal supporter of Palestine and Gaza residents. During a recent concert at MetLife Stadium, he yelled “Free Palestine!” onstage, projected images of devastation in the area, and performed protest song “Hind’s Hall.”
Now, it seems that American venues are not willing to play ball with the Seattle artist, and he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour.
“After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates,” according to Messina Touring Group, the promoter of Loop Tour. This news follows backlash from organizations like StopAntisemitism and others, such as pop star Pink.
You do know that no nation is a monolith right?
There’s Israeli people who hate the genocide just as much as you do and are trying to stop it but against insurmountable odds
More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protests_in_Israel
I think OP is simply pointing out that the rhetoric the Israeli state uses with regard to Palestinian civilians and Hamas applies equally well (if not more so) to Israeli civilians and the Israeli state. Not necessarily endorsing it.
Nah, their reply makes it clear they’re not
Sure. And there’s the Klansman who has black friends. There’s the ICE agent who wants immigration reform. There’s the Jewish Nazi.
On 21 December 2023, activists attempted to block the Kerem Shalom border crossing to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip.
On 28 October, a mob of far right Israelis gathered at Netanya Academic College chanting “death to Arabs” at Palestinian students living in the campus dormitories who they claimed had thrown eggs on Jewish girls.
In January 2024, a video of IDF reservists protesting while on active duty went viral, showing the soldiers displaying a banner on their armored vehicles criticizing the government for not attacking Gaza with more intensity
In July 2024, far right Israeli protestors stormed military bases in support of soldiers who were arrested for allegedly sexually abusing detainees at the Sde Teiman detention camp.
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As an American you really don’t want to be painting all peoples of a nation one colour based on their extremists
I can’t imagine a better nation to describe the Israelis
And you ignored the anti-war protests part of the link?
The anti-war protesters didn’t have the widespread support of the Israeli people. They don’t have representatives in Parliament or the Netanyahu Cabinet. They aren’t the ones regularly lionized in Israeli media.