American rapper Macklemore launched an attack on the US administration led by President Joe Biden, for its absolute support of Israel with money and weapons in its war on… Gaza strip Since October 7, 2023, saying that Gaza’s innocents “are being killed with the dollars we pay.”
During a concert he performed in Seattle, Washington, on Friday evening, McLemore devoted some time to talking about the Israeli war on Gaza in his concert, whose tickets were completely sold out.
McLemore began reading a written letter saying, “I’d rather be raw and real than polished and fake, when I say ‘Palestine Free) This is not against anyone, but in fact it means that we must protect everyone, it means equality for all, respect, peace and love, it means the right to exist regardless of your affiliation.”
@islamchanneltv Rapper Macklemore took time to speak on the war on Gaza for several minutes at his sold out concert in his home city. Delivering a speech he wrote that morning, he said he would rather be “raw and real than polished and fake”. news macklemore seattle usa palestine gaza
He added, “I never intend to offend anyone. I want everyone at this party to feel loved, but there are innocent human beings in Gaza who are being killed with the dollars we pay.”
American activists have previously expressed their anger towards their country’s biased and supportive policy towards Israel in its war on Gaza, with demands to recover the taxes paid to the US government and used to support Israel and finance its war against civilians and innocents.
McLemore continued, “These precious human lives are part of us. I will say it until I die with my chest to the sky: Palestine is free. The message is love.”
On November 9, 2023, the 40-year-old American singer commented on the speech of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, saying, “This made me cry. Rashida Tlaib is the only Palestinian American in Congress, and the House of Representatives voted shamefully to convict her because of her dedication to Defending the rights of Palestinians, thank you for your honesty and heart Rashida, I will share her entire speech on my story.”
McLemore also spoke on November 4, 2023 during a pro-Palestine rally in Washington, D.C., saying, “I did not expect to be in front of the microphone. There are thousands of people here who are more qualified than me to speak about the issue of free Palestine.”
He added, “They asked me to be silent. They asked me to research and go back, which is too complicated for me to say anything, right? To be silent at this moment. I have gone back in the past three weeks and done some research. I love learning. I may not know.” “A lot, but I know enough to say that what is happening is genocide.”
He concluded his speech to the protesters by saying, “I support those demanding a ceasefire around the world,” then chanted, “Free, free, free Palestine.”
Since last October 7, the Israeli army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza that, as of yesterday evening, Saturday, left 20,258 martyrs, 53,688 wounded – most of them children and women – massive destruction of infrastructure and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, according to the Gaza Strip authorities and the United Nations.
Macklemore was born on June 19, 1983 in Seattle, Washington. He began his career in 2000 as an independent artist and released three works, “Open Your Eyes,” “My World Language,” and a mixtape in 2009.
Macklemore’s star began to shine when he collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis from 2009-2016.
In June 2017, Macklemore released “Glorious”, a single featuring Skylar Grey, which marked his return to the music industry, as well as his first single to be produced without Lewis.
In September of that year, McLemore released another album on his own, called “Gemini,” and on February 24, 2023, he released an album titled “Ben.”
