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Free Palestine Movement

US rapper, singer, dancer and DJ, Benjamin Haggerty, known as Macklemore, performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, central-eastern France, on August 30, 2026. (ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFP)
October 16, 2026, 1:16 am
Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ concerts draw scrutiny over pledged proceeds for anti-Israel group
Jewish leaders and politicians in UK question concert promoter Live Nation’s vetting of Palestinian Youth Movement, whose UK branch reportedly defended Hamas hostage-taking on Oct. 7
By ToI Staff
Screen captures from video of country singer Zach Bryan wearing a 'Free Palestine' shirt as he performs at the Gillette Stadium outside Boston, October 2, 2026. (X: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 5, 2026, 5:11 pm
Country star Zach Bryan performs in ‘Free Palestine’ shirt at Gillette Stadium
Musician displays message on stage at same stadium, owned by Robert Kraft, that was embroiled in spat over rapper Macklemore’s accusations of genocide by Israel
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video showing Vincent Sumpter, left, moments after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli yeshiva student, right, in Brooklyn, New York, August 10, 2024. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 20, 2025, 8:41 pm
NY man who stabbed Israeli, shouted ‘Free Palestine’ sentenced to 5 years
Vincent Sumpter pleads guilty to attempted murder in August 2024 stabbing of yeshiva student in Crown Heights
By Luke Tress
North Carolina State Senator Sophia Chitlik (YouTube screenshot)
September 12, 2025, 6:24 am
Jewish lawmaker who shared stage with Seinfeld decries his ‘Free Palestine’-KKK comparison
Sophia Chitlik, a Democratic North Carolina state senator who interviewed freed Hamas hostage at event where the Jewish comedian appeared, calls his comments ‘horrific’
By Andrew Lapin
Jerry Seinfeld poses for a portrait to promote the film "Unfrosted" on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. (Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
September 11, 2025, 2:48 pm
Seinfeld compares ‘Free Palestine’ movement to Ku Klux Klan, says both antisemites
Jewish comedian, a vocal supporter of Israel and critic of pro-Palestinian activists, appears at Duke University event hosting former hostage Omer Shem Tov
By ToI Staff
Spectators unfurl a huge a banner reading 'Free Palestine,' depicting the entire State of Israel within the pattern of a keffiyeh in the letter 'i,' alongside Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock, Lebanese flag imagery, prior to the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Atletico Madrid, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on November 6, 2024. (Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq)
November 7, 2024, 7:26 pm
Paris soccer club escapes UEFA sanctions over fans’ huge ‘Free Palestine’ banner
Ahead of Israel-France game next week, European soccer’s governing body decides not to discipline PSG over huge flag as it wasn’t deemed ‘provocative or insulting’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A demonstrator holds a poster reading "End Jew Hatred" on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), in Los Angeles on April 28, 2024. (Etienne Laurent/AFP)
April 29, 2024, 6:05 am
White House condemns antisemitic language at anti-Israel rallies on US campuses
NSC spokesman Kirby insists Gaza war demonstrations must remain peaceful after police arrest around 275 protesters over the weekend at four separate universities
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Comedian Paul Currie at a pro-Palestine demonstration in London, February 10, 2024. (Screenshot/Instagram; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 13, 2024, 3:03 pm
‘Get the f*ck out of here’: Comedian berates Israeli at UK show, some in crowd join in
Comedian Paul Currie accused of haranguing audience member at his London show who refused to stand for Palestinian flag; Soho Theatre apologizes; watchdog mulls legal action
By Jackie Hajdenberg
FILE - Demonstrators shut down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in conjunction with the APEC Summit taking place on November 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/ Noah Berger)
December 19, 2023, 8:17 am
San Francisco begins prosecuting dozens who blocked bridge in Gaza ceasefire protest
Charges to be leveled against 80 activists throughout week following demonstration during Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November
By Agencies
Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, center, is escorted out of the James T. Foley Courthouse following his court appearance after authorities on Thursday accused him of firing a shotgun outside of Temple Israel, December 8, 2023, in Albany, New York (Will Waldron/Times Union via AP)
December 12, 2023, 10:28 am
New charge filed against man accused of firing shotgun outside New York synagogue
Prosecutors charge Iraqi-born Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, who said ‘Free Palestine’ when arrested, with conspiracy to make a false statement to purchase a firearm
By Agencies
Gigi Hadid during the Fashion Week in Paris, March 3, 2022. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
April 10, 2022, 1:11 pm
Palestinian supermodel Gigi Hadid slams Tel Aviv terror attack
Celebrity model posts message that deadly shooting is against ‘true message of Free Palestine Movement,’ says innocent Israelis ‘don’t deserve to die’
By ToI Staff
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