The artists who pulled out of Ed Sheeran’s tour over Palestine

All supporting acts for English pop star Ed Sheeran’s upcoming US Loop Tour have quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from the tour for supporting Palestine.Some of the other artists are Irish and have cited their own country’s historical experience of suffering under occupation as the reason for their opposition to Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Macklemore cut from Ed Sheeran tour for pro-Palestine stancelist 2 of 3Who is Robert Kraft, pro-Israel billionaire who cancelled Macklemore?list 3 of 3Ed Sheeran blames US tour promoter for dropping Macklemoreend of listMacklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, drew criticism after saying “Free Palestine” and making other pro-Palestine comments while on tour with Sheeran at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey earlier this month.He was ultimately dropped from the remainder of Sheeran’s tour, partly under pressure from the billionaire owner of one of the venues, the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Robert Kraft. On Tuesday, Sheeran blamed the tour’s US promoter.“I was informed that this stance was based on how Macklemore conveyed pa...