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Politics● LowSep 18 · Sep 18, 2026, 4:05 AM

After Macklemore sacking, Ed Sheeran enters a 'Sun City' moment

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In recent years pro-Israel advocates have aggressively sought to censor and control speech surrounding the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, particularly in the United States, and often with considerable success.This month, Zionist censors might have finally met their match — in the world of pop music.When British megastar Ed Sheeran kicked off a two-night New Jersey show on September 4 at MetLife Stadium before 80,000 plus fans, hip-hop star Macklemore opened the night with a message: "A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so I could stand up in stadiums

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