Macklemore delivers impromptu speech at pro-Palestine rally: “This is a genocide”
nme.comMacklemore has delivered a rousing speech at a pro-Palestine rally calling the conflict a “genocide” – watch the moment below.The rapper was invited to give an impromptu speech in Washington, D.C., where he spoke about the conflict.
Al Jazeera has claimed that the current Palestinian death toll has hit 9,770 as of November 5. At least 4,000 of the victims were reported to be children.
AP reported that around 1,400 Israeli civilians have died, mostly from the October 7 Hamas attack.Addressing the crowd, Macklemore said: “First and foremost, this is absolutely beautiful to observe today.” He continued: “There are thousands of people here that are more qualified to speak on the issue of a free Palestine than myself, but I will say this.“They told me to be quiet.
They told me to do my research, to go back, that it’s too complex to say something, right? To be silent in this moment. In the last three weeks, I’ve gone back and I’ve done some research.
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