Rapper Macklemore has been removed from the US leg of Ed Sheeran’s tour after pro-Palestinian remarks on stage, prompting the remaining support acts to pull out in solidarity. The dispute has reignited a wider debate over antisemitism, free expression and criticism of Israel. We talk to Jonathan Jacoby, President of the Nexus Project.
Chapters:
00:00 Ed Sheeran tour hit by Macklemore controversy
00:23 Macklemore’s "Free Palestine" remarks
00:49 Why Macklemore was dropped
02:03 Is Macklemore’s criticism antisemitic?
03:35 Macklemore’s past controversy and Robert Kraft
05:51 What the row says about Israel-Palestine debate
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