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Sorry, Ed Sheeran had every reason to know about Macklemore’s anti-Israel vitriol

The red-headed crooner must have assumed that all that nice talk of unity no longer extended to Jews – which is precisely the message coming from so much of our toxic culture industries these days

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Ed Sheeran (L) and Macklemore perform on September 20, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Image: Getty Images)

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Democrat candidate apologises for saying ‘hurt people hurt people’ after attack on American synagogue by Lebanese man

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Jews target of nearly two-thirds of religion-based hate crimes in US, FBI finds

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Students hold placards and chant slogans during a pro-Palestine protest at an American university, May 8, 2024 (Getty Images)

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Four in 10 academics teaching Jewish-related subjects in American universities have signed anti-Israel petitions, study finds

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America

Airline staff honoured for ensuring friend of rabbi killed in Bondi massacre got to his funeral on time

By Daniel Ben-David

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By Daniel Ben-David

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San Diego mosque shooters found to have Nazi stickers and symbols

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Trump disowned ‘kooky’ Tucker Carlson – only for the BBC to leap into the gutter for the conspiracist

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The ‘stab in the back’ myth to blame Jews if the war goes badly

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US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and Vice President JD Vance (L) (Image: Getty)

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America

Sorry, Ed Sheeran had every reason to know about Macklemore’s anti-Israel vitriol

New York Times’ reporting displayed ‘deep and systematic’ bias against Israel after October 7, study claims

Democrat candidate apologises for saying ‘hurt people hurt people’ after attack on American synagogue by Lebanese man

Jews target of nearly two-thirds of religion-based hate crimes in US, FBI finds

Four in 10 academics teaching Jewish-related subjects in American universities have signed anti-Israel petitions, study finds

Airline staff honoured for ensuring friend of rabbi killed in Bondi massacre got to his funeral on time

Marco Rubio launches campaign to ‘dismantle’ International Criminal Court

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