Rapper Macklemore voices support for Palestine at Ed Sheeran concerts, faces removal petition

US rapper Macklemore voiced support for Palestinians during two opening performances for Ed Sheeran at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, leading an Israeli-American organization to petition for his removal from the remaining tour dates

Wearing a keffiyeh before a crowd of more than 80,000 people, Macklemore performed his pro-Palestinian song Hind’s Hall as footage from Gaza and the occupied West Bank was displayed on screens around the stadium.

“I want those words to be loud and clear, so that people all the way in Gaza to the occupied West Bank know that we have not forgotten about them,” he told the audience during Friday’s concert.