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Statements and actions by Macklemore on this topic.
Public disputes involving music, musicians, performances, recordings, distribution, and musical authorship.
Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.
1 statement on this page. Dates: September 5, 2026
1 matching statement. Dates: September 5, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: September 5, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: September 5, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: September 5, 2026
Role at the time: Recording artist and opening act on Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour
Responding to
Macklemore’s MetLife message was a demand for Palestinian freedom and equal human dignity, not criticism of Jewish people.
"Criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you."
The statement directly disputes a central characterization while maintaining the underlying criticism of Israel.
First-party post containing the complete introductions from both MetLife performances and Macklemore’s response to criticism.
