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Macklemore’s latest anti-Israel music video, ‘F—ed up,’ places the West Bank and Holocaust side-by-side

JL;DR SUMMARY Macklemore's latest music video, "Fed Up," has sparked controversy by comparing the situation in Gaza and the West Bank to the Holocaust, while criticizing powerful figures and advocating for pro-Palestinian positions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Elon MuskHolocaustGazaWest BankDonald TrumpPro PalestinianMacklemoreMedia Control

Places mentioned

Jenin, Palestinian Territories
"Near the end of the music video, a frame juxtaposes a photo of a Palestinian child in the West Bank city of Jenin with one of the most infamous images of the Holocaust."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"with one of the most infamous images of the Holocaust: a child raising his hands in the Warsaw Ghetto."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"an echo of an accusation that circulated during the recent wildfires in Los Angeles."
Israel
"Macklemore has come out with his latest song slamming Israel and it links the war in Gaza with economic hardship in the United States."
New York, United States
"The video is a followup to Macklemores May song, Hinds Hall, which was an ode to the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University, where students forcibly occupied a campus building."

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