Macklemore dropped from tour

Rapper Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after making anti-Israel comments at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey

Macklemore's donation pledge

Macklemore announced donating $1 million from his tour earnings to six Palestinian aid organizations including Palestine Children's Relief Fund

Robert Kraft's response

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Ed Sheeran asked him to match Macklemore's $1 million donation with $2 million for Palestinian aid

Supporting acts withdraw

Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe and Beoga pulled out of Ed Sheeran's tour in solidarity with Macklemore

Macklemore's statement

Macklemore emphasized Palestinian lives are worth protecting and called for focus on aid workers and activists supporting Palestinian freedom

“With everything that has happened over the last 48 hours, I want to bring the conversation back to where it belongs: to the Palestinian people who are still being killed, still living under military occupation, and still fighting for their freedom”

Kraft's solidarity statement

Robert Kraft highlighted his decades-long support for Palestinian-Israeli business initiatives and humanitarian efforts

Macklemore's call to action

Macklemore urged others to stand with Palestinians rather than follow the news cycle

“When the news cycle moves on, which it will, don't move with it. Free Palestine”