Macklemore vows to fight until ‘last breath’ at opening of ‘Free Palestine’ tour

We will ​continue to fight for collective liberation until our last breath," Macklemore said on stage, ⁠where he waved a Palestinian flag for much of his set."Six weeks ago, two words is all ​that it took," he said, referring to the rallying cry of "Free Palestine" and his criticism of the Israeli ​government's actions in Gaza and the West Bank at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium that led to his removal….

Somehow those words have become more controversial than the suffering that made them necessary."The crowd, ​who snapped up the 13,000 tickets for Dublin's 3Arena within minutes, chanted "Free Free Palestine" throughout."We need a speaker for our time. ‌It ⁠has to be somebody like that who can reach out to people.

He made it feel so alive and I've come out feeling I want to be part of something," said Siobhan Lyons from Dublin, who attended the concert with her daughter.Irish artists who have spoken out against Israel's actions played in support ​on Monday, including Take Me ​to Church singer Hozier, ⁠rap group Kneecap and Beoga, one of the acts who quit Sheeran's tour in solidarity with Macklemore.Palestinian singer Lina Makhoul….

Israeli officials deny their actions in Gaza amount to genocide.The "Free Palestine" tour will continue in Paris and London this week ​with US dates due to be announced later, Macklemore has said.

Macklemore vows to fight until 'last breath' at opening of 'Free Palestine' tour Reuters | Updated 9 minutes ago | Dublin crowd chants 'Free Free Palestine' throughout opening of the singer's tour.