The call to “Free Palestine” is a statement against Israel’s decades-long occupation and blockade of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. In 2026, it’s a denouncement of an active genocide. To New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, it’s akin to antisemitism. At Kraft’s behest, Ed Sheeran dropped Macklemore from his Loop Tour after the Seattle rapper advocated for Palestine during his opening set at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. “To all my Jewish brothers and sisters: Criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you,” he said, adding, “my message is for peace.”

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The state narrative is then reinforced by wealthy businesspeople and their benefactees: nonprofits, entertainers, media outlets, and bots who spew “both sides” and “complicated” propaganda. Or, like Pink, they share content labeling people “anti-Israel” for calling out the state’s violence.

Kraft’s statement accused Macklemore of “only sharing selective information and ignoring the actions of Hamas.” He’s projecting. Israel and emissaries like Kraft have been deviously selective in pretending that their Gazan assault is a war on Hamas alone, when they’ve slaughtered tens of thousands of Palestinians who have no food or shelter, let alone weapons. What “war” is happening? Activists seeking to bring them aid in flotillas are being intercepted, detained, and tortured. All the while, the Trump administration is vying to confine the living Palestinians into compounds that they wouldn’t be able to leave, while spackling the rest of the Gaza Strip with luxury apartments and data centers. Nothing “complicated” is happening here. It’s modern day colonialism, and it’s becoming increasingly cowardly to deny or ignore it.