Rapper Macklemore said it was “beautiful to observe” the huge crowd at the pro-Palestine demonstration in Washington DC Saturday, where tens of thousands showed up to call for a ceasefire and the destruction of Israel.
‘This is genocide’: Macklemore speaks at pro-Palestinian rally in DC where demonstrators called for destruction of Israel
Macklemore spoke at a Free Palestine rally in Washington DC Saturday, calling Israel’s war on Hamas a ‘genocide.’ Picture: Philip Lewis/X“I don’t know everything, but I know enough to know that this is a genocide.”âThey told me to do my research, that itâs too complex, to be silent ⦠In the last 3 weeks, Iâve gone back & I have done some research, I donât know everything, but I know enough to know that this is a genocide.
Macklemore first offered Palestinians his support two weeks ago on Instagram, where he said he couldn’t “stay silent any longer.” Tens of thousands turned out in the nation’s capital, chanting: ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’ Picture: Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
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