Summary
Rapper Macklemore announced a Free Palestine Tour in Europe after being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour. He said the tour’s earnings will support Palestinian causes, following his public support for Palestine at a previous concert.Key Facts
- Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour after showing support for Palestine.
- The Free Palestine Tour will include shows in Dublin, Paris, and London in October.
- Macklemore plans to include other musicians and is organizing U.S. shows.
- All money raised from the tour will be donated to help Palestinian people and related movements.
- Venue owner Robert Kraft barred Macklemore from performing at Gillette Stadium, citing what he called Macklemore’s history of antisemitic behavior.
- Macklemore claims Kraft pressured Sheeran and other stadium owners to remove him from the tour.
- Kraft is a Jewish-American billionaire who supports Israeli causes and has close ties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Netanyahu faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes.
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