Macklemore Tour Funds Palestinian Group That Praised Oct. 7 Abductions
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Rapper Macklemore's upcoming UK tour will donate proceeds to the Palestinian Youth Movement, an organization that praised the October 7th Hamas abductions. The Jewish Leadership Council warned this endangers Jewish communities and legitimizes violence. This follows Macklemore's removal from a US tour for antisemitic statements. The rapper announced his new tour to fund extremist groups.
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- Rapper Macklemore's UK tour will fund the Palestinian Youth Movement, which praised the Oct. 7 abductions.
- The Palestinian Youth Movement spokesperson called the Oct. 7 abductions "legitimate" and "effective."
- The Jewish Leadership Council warned the tour endangers Jewish communities and legitimizes violence.
- Macklemore was previously removed from an Ed Sheeran tour for antisemitic statements.
- Israel rejects Macklemore's accusations of genocide and apartheid as blood libels.
Rapper Macklemore's upcoming tour in Britain, titled "Free Palestine," will donate proceeds to the Palestinian Youth Movement, an organization whose UK spokesperson, Janine Hourani, previously called the October 7th Hamas abductions "legitimate" and "effective." The movement itself described the Hamas massacre as a "prison break." The Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) has warned that funding the organization through the tour endangers Jewish communities and legitimizes violence against them. The JLC urged event producer Live Nation to disclose its vetting processes and security measures to protect Jewish attendees from antisemitic incitement.
This controversy follows Macklemore's removal from an Ed Sheeran tour in the US. During two performances, the rapper used the stage to call for "Free Palestine" and accused Israel of "genocide" and "apartheid," claims that Israel rejects as blood libels. The Israeli-American Council had praised Sheeran's decision to prevent the audience from hearing Macklemore's "antisemitic sermons." In response, Macklemore announced his new tour, "Macklemore & Friends - A Tour for Free Palestine," aimed at funding extremist organizations.
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