Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“As American rapper Macklemore becomes a frontline for renewed mainstream discourse about Israeli atrocities in Gaza, Israel apologists have been falling all over themselves to circulate the demonstrably false narrative that the artist has a history of antisemitic behavior. Zionist billionaire Robert Kraft defended his intervention to remove Macklemore from the Ed Sheeran tour for saying ‘Free Palestine’ onstage, falsely claiming in a statement that the artist has a ‘history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community.’ The Anti-Defamation League falsely claimed that Macklemore’s onstage pro-Palestine rhetoric is colored by the artist’s ‘record of demonizing Israel and Israelis, falsely accusing Israel of genocide and engaging in antisemitic rhetoric and behavior.'” (09/16/26)