Macklemore is facing a boycott petition to remove him from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he called out ‘Free Palestine’ onstage over the weekend. The 43-year-old rapper was the opening act for Sheeran’s Loop tour on Friday and Saturday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and made his political message during his show.The Thrift Shop hitmaker has also previously voiced support for Palestinians and called out Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and has continued doing so for years.As seen in fan-taken footage, he wore a keffiyeh at one point during his set and also performed his song Hind’s Hall with footage of Gaza on the massive scene behind him.In 2024, Macklemore released Hind’s Hall, and in the track, criticizes actions in Gaza and. Proceeds from his song go toward humanitarian efforts from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).He said he had a message to share with the Palestinian people and wanted them to know ‘they have not been forgotten.’ Macklemore, 43, is facing a boycott petition to remove him from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he called out ‘Free Palestine’ onstage over the weekend; pictured in August The rapper was the opening act for Sheeran’s Loop tour on Friday and Saturday in New Jersey, and made his political message during his show; Seen with Sheeran in 2013Macklemore also said: ‘I believe that every human being walking on this earth deserves exactly the same freedom, to know safety and peace before knowing the sounds of violence.’ During his speech, he referred to ICE as a ‘terrorist organization’ before shouting: ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Free Cuba, Congo, Sudan and Iran.’ He is now facing a petition from the Israeli-American Council insisting he should be dropped from the remaining dates of Sheeran’s tour. The Daily Mail has reached out to Macklemore’s representatives for comment. The petition does not publicly show how many signatures have been collected so far.The group’s petition reads: ‘This was an Ed Sheeran concert – not a political rally, not a protest, and not an activist event.’ ‘The issue is not whether Macklemore has the right to hold political views,’ the message continued. ‘The question is where the line should be drawn when an opening act uses a global concert platform to advance a one-sided political agenda.’ Fans split on social media after the show with some defending his onstage war comments as others accused him of antisemitic rhetoric. He performed his song Hind’s Hall, which criticizes Israel for their actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, and gave a speech to the audience During his speech, he referred to ICE as a ‘terrorist organization’ before shouting: ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Free Cuba, Congo, Sudan and Iran’; pictured in AugustAt the time of reporting, neither Macklemore nor Sheeran have publicly addressed the backlash. Back in 2023, the rapper made a surprise appearance at a pro-Palestine protest in Washington D.C. alongside upwards of 100,000 people rallying and marching towards the White House and Capitol. At the time, he took the to stage to condemn Israel’s retaliatory strikes, while admitting he may not be the most ‘qualified’ person to chime in. ‘They told me to be quiet, they told me to do my research, to go back, that it’s too complex to say something, to be silent in this moment,’ said the artist, real name Benjamin Hammond Haggerty.’In the last three weeks, I’ve gone back and I have done some research, I’m teachable… I don’t know everything, but I know enough to know that this is a genocide.’His speech came after protestors were seen waving a Hezbollah flag through the crowd, marking a somber moment where a terrorist organization’s symbol was cheered outside the White House.Demonstrators attempted to scale the White House fence as the march paused outside the Oval Office, while controversial chant, ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,’ rung out.In 2014, the rapper issued an apology after wearing a disguise on stage in Seattle that many condemned as an anti-Semitic Jewish caricature. In 2014 the rapper issued an apology after wearing a disguise on stage in Seattle that many condemned as an anti-Semitic Jewish caricature (pictured)’There is no worse feeling than being misunderstood, especially when people are hurt or offended … I respect all cultures and all people,’ he wrote on his website at the time.’I would never intentionally put down anybody for the fabric that makes them who they are. I love human beings, love originality, and… happen to love a weird outfit from time to time.’Macklemore added that he never thought he looked Jewish.’Some people there thought I looked like Ringo, some Abe Lincoln. If anything I thought I looked like Humpty Hump with a bowl cut.’