Elan Carr
Role at the time: Chief executive, Israeli-American Council
Condemned
Statement summary
Israeli-American Council chief executive Elan Carr said the phrase Free Palestine is antisemitic and that free speech did not give Macklemore the right to hijack the stage.
“Free Palestine [is an antisemitic statement]... freedom of speech doesn't give the rapper the right to hijack a stage.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Elan Carr on BBC Radio 4 Today
BBC Radio 4 Today clip of Elan Carr interviewed by Justin Webb, calling Free Palestine an antisemitic statement and saying free speech does not give Macklemore the right to hijack a stage.
Why we used this label
Carr directly characterizes the Free Palestine statement itself as antisemitic and denies Macklemore had the right to use the stage for it, an express condemnation, going further than the IAC's earlier Sept 6 organizational statement in naming the phrase itself antisemitic.