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Macklemore Pledges $1 Million for Palestinian Aid After Backlash

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC · How we work

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Macklemore Pledges $1M

Macklemore pledged his $1 million tour earnings to six Palestinian aid organizations after being dropped.
Rachel Accurso pledged $1 million to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
Accurso said she would match Macklemore’s $1 million donation and urged wealthy white celebrities to follow.
Robert Kraft pledged $2 million toward Gaza humanitarian aid after calling Macklemore’s performance hate speech.
Ed Sheeran pledged $2 million toward Gaza humanitarian aid after Macklemore’s challenge.

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Historical Context

In 1994 UNRWA launched a $1.2 billion emergency appeal for Gaza, the first international response after intensified fighting. That effort continued a aid tradition that began after the 1948 war and was reinforced by the 1993 Oslo Accords, which helped generate over $40 billion for Palestinians between 1994 and 2020, much of it from the United States. Today, Macklemore and Ed Sheeran pledge multi-million-dollar donations, echoing that mobilization.

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Macklemore Pledges $1M

Macklemore pledged his $1 million tour earnings to six Palestinian aid organizations after being dropped.
Rachel Accurso pledged $1 million to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
Accurso said she would match Macklemore’s $1 million donation and urged wealthy white celebrities to follow.
Robert Kraft pledged $2 million toward Gaza humanitarian aid after calling Macklemore’s performance hate speech.
Ed Sheeran pledged $2 million toward Gaza humanitarian aid after Macklemore’s challenge.

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