Palestine

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has issued a statement defending his decision to create what amounts to a ban on rapper Macklemore performing in support of Ed Sheeran at a number of stadiums following the rapper’s comments regarding Palestine, which took place at concerts in New Jersey on Sept.…

Article content Article content Article content Article content The Israeli American Council called on Sheeran to remove Macklemore from his tour. “Do not allow your stage to be used to divide people or spread one-sided political propaganda,” the group wrote on Instagram. Article content The group started a petition to…

You could say one concert tour currently making its way across the United States is now "Mackle-less." And that's because "rapper" Macklemore (real name: Benjamin Haggerty) has been yanked off of mega-star Ed Sheeran's sold-out tour for subjecting audiences to anti-Israel political rants, graphic images from Gaza, and chants of…

Pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing his alma mater, Columbia University, for failing to protect him and other students from harassment over their activism against Israel’s war in Gaza. Khalil and other former Columbia students filed a lawsuit against the university in federal court Monday, alleging that Columbia’s administrators ignored…

Ed Sheeran’s Tour Is Hemorrhaging Artists Photo: Arnaud Finistre/AFP via Getty Images “A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very near and dear to…

This story has been updated with a statement from Robert Kraft. Macklemore says Ed Sheeran booted him from his U.S. tour after venues planned to cancel shows over the rapper’s pro-Palestine comments. In a statement posted to Instagram, Macklemore accused New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft, who owns Gillette Stadium…

Israeli settlements are Jewish-only communities built illegally on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. These settlements often look like ordinary suburbs: uniform townhouses, red-tiled roofs, and neat lawns, perched atop hills that give them a commanding view of the Palestinian towns and villages carved up to make room…

Pink addressed the backlash she received after reposting a call for Macklemore to apologize following his statements on stage Pink addressed the backlash she received after she shared an Instagram post that criticized Macklemore‘s calls to “free Palestine” during an opening performance on Ed Sheeran’s North American tour. Last week,…

Pink reaffirmed her criticisms of Macklemore on social media Friday afternoon, slamming the rapper for calling for a “Free Palestine” and projecting images of the war in Gaza onstage while performing during Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour. “I’ve been quiet in my own words for a week, which you know isn’t…

Mark Carney’s government hasn’t sanctioned Palestine’s governments. Instead, he has sanctioned Israel’s Published Sep 08, 2026  •  Last updated Sep 08, 2026  •  3 minute read Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists outside his office in Ottawa the day after the Liberals won three byelections on Sept. 1, 2026.…