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Macklemore tells the audience in Seattle at a concert that they are donating to UNRWA, “fuck America”

Rapper Macklemore shouted “F— America” ​​to a concert audience in Seattle, according to a video shared on X of his recent performance titled “Palestine Will Live Forever.”

“Say it straight out. I'm not going to stop you. I'm not going to stop you,” Macklemore said, apparently referring to the crowd's chants.

“Yeah, F— America,” the Grammy winner said, causing the crowd to cheer. The video was shared by journalist Cam Higby on X.

Macklemore, a 41-year-old rapper named Benjamin Hammond Haggerty from Kent, Washington, had promoted a “Palestine Will Live Forever Festival” on his Facebook page.

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Macklemore will perform at ibis RockCorps France at Accor Arena in Paris on May 29, 2024. (Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

He said proceeds from the event at the Seward Park Amphitheater would go to various groups, including the controversial agency known as United Nations United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

Israeli officials have stated that UNRWA is closely linked to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The UN itself announced in August that nine UNRWA staff members would be dismissed for possible involvement in the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Macklemore for comment, but they did not immediately respond.

Macklemore released an anti-Israel song in May called “Hind's Hall,” which refers to the Columbia University building that was occupied by students and renamed in honor of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl killed in the Israel-Gaza war. The song praised the anti-Israel encampments and protests on college campuses across the country and called out President Biden, police and the music industry.

The rapper released a second version of the song this month, in which he now denounces Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the Democratic presidential candidate in July after Biden withdrew from the race.

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Macklemore had promoted a “Palestine Will Live Forever Festival” on his Facebook page. (Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

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Macklemore appears to be threatening that Harris' support for Israel will cause her to lose support in the swing state of Michigan, where a large Arab and Muslim community lives in Dearborn.

“Hey Kamala, I don't know if you're listening, but stop sending money and guns or you won't win Michigan. We are undecided and hell no, we will not change our position just because the whole world is going Palestinian,” the song goes.

The music video shared on X features a clip of Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Michigan) performing these lyrics. The song also includes the anti-Semitic chant “From the River to the Sea,” which calls for the destruction of Israel.

Macklemore, whose net worth is estimated at $25 million according to Celebrity Net Worth, also declares in the second version of the song, “Capitalism is killing us, we can't afford it” and sings, “There will never be freedom by pleading with the Zionists.”

Macklemore with Palestinian flag on his jacket on stage in Paris

Macklemore carries a Palestinian flag on stage at ibis RockCorps France on May 29, 2024 in Paris. (Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

Macklemore has increasingly spoken out about conflicts in the Middle East. Last month, he canceled a concert planned for October in Dubai because of the United Arab Emirates' role in “the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan, according to the Associated Press. The United Arab Emirates reportedly supports paramilitary forces fighting government troops there.

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In an Instagram post at the time, Macklemore said a number of people had called on him to “cancel the show in solidarity with the Sudanese people and boycott doing business with the UAE because of the role they play in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis.”

Teny Sahakian of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.