Key facts
- Macklemore stated his "Free Palestine" comments during Ed Sheeran's tour were not an attack on Jewish people.
- He performed his protest song "Hind's Hall" and displayed imagery from Gaza during his opening sets.
- An Israeli-American Council petition called for Macklemore's removal from the tour.
- Macklemore asserted that criticism of Israel or apartheid is not inherently antisemitic.
- The rapper expressed a message of peace and equal treatment for all human beings.
Rapper Macklemore has clarified that his recent "Free Palestine" statements made during his opening sets for Ed Sheeran's tour were not intended as an attack on Jewish people. Macklemore addressed the controversy in a social media video, stating that criticism of Israel, apartheid, or genocide is not a criticism of Jewish people. He emphasized his message is one of peace and equal treatment for all humans.