Kraft said in a statement shortly thereafter that Sheeran contacted him before Macklemore put out his statement to ask for a $2 million match to aid in the region.
Yes. sure he did. What a coincidence that must’ve been, and it was for double the amount.
“Ed now plans to reach out to other venue owners and our goal is to continue to work together to build bridges,” Kraft wrote.
Yes, because that will fix it… /s
I’d wager Kraft has already surpassed that amount, just not to Palestine.
I’m an old man who had no idea who Macklemore was until this week. This guy is fucking cool.
Yes he is. I’m from Seattle so I have a little bit of a headstart on you. But his music is not only catchy but a love letter to the city and state that birthed him. Washington state is beautiful and he really captures that.
I find it funny that on all these Ed and Macklemore posts there’s exactly 1 downvote on all the comments.
Somebody’s salty. I can almost see their expression as they go through every comment downvoting with full on “I’ll show them all” Nerd Rage coursing through their body.
That one downvoter (I bet I know who it is but I don’t want to prejudice at that racist fuck):
When this whole drama broke like 1 or 2 days ago, reading the headlines, I was afraid I’d have to stop listening and supporting Macklemore. The headlines were vague. I’m so happy and artist I love is not a Zionist asshole
From further down in the article:
Pink wrote that she was not trying to get any artist fired or silence anyone but that she took issue with Macklemore’s putting “violent images” of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza up in a stadium filled with families, then telling Jews in the audience that “it wasn’t about them.”
She’s mad that Macklemore put up pictures of the shit that the Israeli military did? But she takes no issue with what the military itself did?
But she takes no issue with what the military itself did?
That’s not what she said?
What did she say about Israel’s military actions?
His statement:
God I love to see people centering the need for the liberation for the oppressed rather than any of the other shit, fucking well written statement.
This sounds good to me
I appreciate this but also it is missing a middle section about a 15 year old child being killed while trying to rush to help an aide worker. Muhammad Al Zinati and Sherif Lubbad respectively.
Could be thousands of obituaries, but that can’t be the middle of every comment on the subject
I think they’re saying that the full statement had that and this is not the full statement?
Correct, I wasn’t trying to minimize or create any discourse. Just noted that I went to the source and read the statement again and noticed a portion missing. Instead of just pointing that out it felt more appropriate to give some more air time to the names that I did learn from the original source. They all are deserving of recognition and acknowledgement. I had no intention of speaking negatively of the user that graciously shared what they did nor minimize the countless other victims, just wanted to speak the names of those who were mentioned in a respectful way.
This is awesome
This is fucking awesome.
He wears your grandad’s clothes, and he looks incredible
Robert Kraft smells like R. Kelly’s sheets… Pissssssssssssss…
Worth noting that Macklemore knows Kraft won’t match it. Makes it even more of a boss move.
I did not expect it, but he did match it.
https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/16/robert-kraft-doubles-macklemore-palestine-donation/
Lets not forget that Robert Kraft is in the Epstein files
Hold up, the post from Kraft only says:
Ed called me and asked me to commit $2 million to match his donation to aid in the region to fight this humanitarian crisis.
Doesn’t say he’ll do it, and doesn’t say it’ll go towards aid for Palestinians.
Kraft donated to “support the region”. Doesn’t say anything specifically about Palestine. Dude probably wrote a $2 million check to Netenyahu.
Settlements in Palestine need investments, the way he describes his donations reeks of dishonesty. “supported efforts to create opportunity for Palestinians” Opportunities aren’t food or shelter or aid.
“brought young Palestinians and Israelis together to build businesses, create jobs, and forge relationships” sounds like some Supply-side Jesus bullshit way of saying “I made a fuckton of money in Israel and even deigned to hire some Palestinians to do it”
He doubled it and apparently said he was matching Ed Sheeran’s donation, not Mackelmore’s.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I guess I was wrong.
So… this only makes me more confused, though. He shuts down Macklemore because he doesn’t want Macklemore saying “Free Palestine” in his stadium, and then turns around and supports Palestinian causes?
Christ, I must be missing something here.
PR
His PR team specifically chose the words “support the region” and ended the sentence with “I have supported efforts that create opportunity for Palestinians and have brought young Palestinians and Israelis together to build businesses, create jobs”
For example, financing bulldozing a Palestinian village, building an illegal settlement of terrorists, then hiring some Palestinians for pennies to clean the gardens, can technically match the statement
The Israeli Gaza “humanitarian” foundation let thousands of people die of starvation, also. Any donation to the ghf technically counted as Palestine aid, but it’s like if during WW2 there was a fundraising for food in Auschwitz
Boils down to Robert Kraft did not expect the PR shit show that started because he kicked Macklemore out. This blew up super fucking fast and well outside of the control of what they expected. Ed Sheeran is scrambling too.
This looks really bad. Even Jesse Walters from Fox News is like, “he kicked him out for saying free Palestine?” He then went on to defend Robert Kraft, claiming he can kick him out for whatever reason, but even he seemed incredulous about the reason that Macklemore was kicked out.
Robert Kraft does not want this to continue to blow up because if every fucking artist besides a few of them suddenly start refusing to go to his stadium, that’s gonna look bad. This gives him an out, saying, well, I donated two million dollars after the fact So it doesn’t look like he’s directly supporting genocide.
It’s obvious to those of us who pay attention, but to anybody who’s not familiar with Robert Kraft, this potentially creates an out. It all about the pr message.
It would seem that your analysis is the correct one.
Yeah, it basically boils down to PR and Robert Kraft trying to control the message. I’m not sure why he’s trying to control the message. He’s not giving a shit about it before, given how open he is about supporting Israel and how much money he’s donated to Israel before But this clearly rattled him.
I speculated about the artist boycott, but I mean, it could also boil down to people just boycotting him for not allowing free speech, which is a lightning rod issue in the United States.
Or maybe it just spiraled so fast out of control that it just spooked him. Ultimately, $2 million dollars for him is a chump change. Hard to know at this point, unfortunately.
I’m not sure why he’s trying to control the message. He’s not giving a shit about it before, given how open he is about supporting Israel and how much money he’s donated to Israel before But this clearly rattled him.
But now bad things are happening to him so they matter.
It’s just PR bro. Trying to save face after the fact.
That 1 million (from each) will be tax deductible and not cost either of them anything (as long as they both earn at least a million this year, which they will).
It’s also only a limited number of charities that are official enough to take such a sum, meaning the money will get shunted through approved US channels (so that it stays out of the hands of “Hamas” or whatever the US and Israel see as Hamas today).
One of the last lines of the article
Kraft later confirmed he didn’t want Macklemore performing at Gillette, which Kraft owns … accusing the rapper of crossing the line with antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.
I find it hard to believe that Maklemore uses antisemitic rhetoric and imagery (I’m willing to change this opinion with evidence). I would believe he uses Anti-Israeli rhetoric and imagery.
Good! This leaves MORE Room for Noted Jew Lover Kanye West to play “Heil Hitler” at Kraft’s stadiums AGAIN!
I just found this today. Still not sure what to make of the costume, but Macklemore claims he didn’t intend for it to look like a Jewish caricature
That’s exactly what he looks like. I could see this being viewed as antisemitic. I do still wonder what the retoric was
It’s almost definitely antisemitic, but I suspect rather than being actual hatred, it was probably just an antisemitic joke in poor taste, and more importantly, he apologized for it in… 2014.
2014! I thought that was from the current tour. People born that year will be teenagers next year. Robert Kraft associates with people who would fuck those teenagers.
From what I read, he was supposedly trying to dress up in a costume inspired by Humpty Hump (of Humpty Dance fame) and wasn’t aware enough at the time to realize how fucked up it came across.
Macklemore is not the best messenger on this, but who is without sin?
I definitely wore a Halloween costume In high school I regret. I was a Sultan; thank God I didn’t try to bronze my skin…
I wrapped a sheet around myself and called myself the Ayatollah and did a bad Arabic accent. In Australia in the 90s. Still bugs me that I was not only being racist, but completely ignorant of the Iranian people.
$2 million for a gesture probably doesn’t matter much to him.
Especially when his actions point to him being a Zionist, the question becomes how much money has Kraft spent furthering Zionist ideals in comparison? Does it make $2 million USD look like a joke?
Youre missing the fact that 1 million isnt even .01% of his wealth he gave away pennies
I did not miss that, no.
yes its almost as if human beings exist on a gradient between black and white and should not be judged solely based on one single action.
Fuck Hollywood and gaming industry for cultivating false dichotomies instead of utilizing actual good writers.
Dude is also in the Epstein files, where on you’re gradient is that?
Also just because I’m feeling froggy
yes its almost as if Hollywood and gaming industry exist on a gradient between black and white and should not be judged solely based on one single action.
A lot of people are in the Epstein files. John Stewart did a whole segment on this.
The problem is your pea sized reactionary brain is looking for a target to unload its anger on and, for real … maybe try checking your self righteous indignation and look in a mirror?
He had the same lawyer as Epstein after Epstein suggested him to Kraft, my guy. Maybe do a modicum of research before diving into a dismissive tirade
yes, guilt by association is not evidence of a crime.
fuck your mob mentality and fuck you because you would want the same defense I am giving Mr Kraft.
where anger?
sigh
I’m feeling froggy
yes its almost as if Hollywood and gaming industry exist on a gradient between black and white and should not be judged solely based on one single action.
You’ve lost me. I’m just trying to understand Robert Kraft’s actual motivations.
as Im sure he is as well…
No, fuck Robert Kraft and his Gillette Stadium bot farm astroturfing Islamophobia under the guise of “fighting antisemitism”
The reason is he knows that aid probably won’t make a lick of difference. It’s like sending bread to the German Jews during the holocaust - that doesn’t do shit to stop the people killing them.
your simple mind can only condense human actions into false dichotomies.
I pity you. truly
Yet nothing he said is untrue
ah yes the simpletons coalesce. shit sticks to itself. the universe unfolds…
nice double negative, lackwit.
He’s a rich pedophile and not a complete idiot. He’s listening to his PR firm.
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In the article, they quote Kraft saying he has been a long time financial supporter of the Palestinian people.
So we’re gonna see if his money lands where his mouth is. I have my doubts but I’m open to a happy surprise.
He’s a long time funder of Our Generation Speaks which is an “ex” Israeli intelligence officer who pays token Palestinians to be pro-Israel, that’s the only Palestinian thing his foundation funds.
I’ll admit I didn’t read the article, lol. But - hang on, if he’s a long-standing financial supporter of the Palestinian people, I’m genuinely confused as to why he’s so upset at Macklemore’s remarks.
Are we sure he isn’t just saying whatever platitudes get him more money and support?
Robert Kraft is just going to donate $1 million to sex trafficking
That’s probably where both their money will end due to some “charity” mogul.
Kraft released a statement shortly after Macklemore, saying that he was contacted by Sheeran before the rapper put out his statement to ask for a $2 million match to aid in the region.
I hate to be the “devils in the details guy”, but what region is Kraft talking about?
Well…
Sheeran was asking Kraft to finance the IDF, just to be neutral you know. /s
#BothSides
Seems like a nice chap that I can align with, definitely shouldn’t be kicked off Zionist sympathisers tours for being level headed
You got a new follower here big Mac
The world would be a much better place if rich people competed in who can feed the most people in conflict zones more often.
Gigachad.
