Macklemore accuses Israel at the dike fire festival: scandalutsite!

Macklemore accuses Israel at the dike fire festival: scandalutsite!

At the Deichbrand Festival, which took place on July 21, 2025 in northern Germany, the appearance of the US rapper Macklemore caused wild discussions. In a controversial statement during his set, he accused Israel of genocide and critically commented on the Gaza conflict. The reactions were not long in coming either: the Lower Saxony anti-Semitism representative Gerhard Wegner made clear announcements about Macklemores statements, which he described as anti-Semitic. Wegner also asked the organizers to critically deal with the topic and to do educational work. This reports NDR in the program "Hello Lower Saxony", which is headed by Thorsten Hapke.

In the middle of an audience that presented both Israel and Palestine flags, Macklemore let his fans chant the slogan "Free Palestine". He described the situation in Gaza as a targeted starvation and surveillance, but he silent the terrorist attack of Hamas in Israel, in which around 1,200 people died on October 7, 2023. The Central Council of Jews in Germany did not leave this uncommented and accuses Macklemore of anti -Semitism while advising from a visit to the festival. This collects the article in Tagesschau, which show the background and reactions to Macklemores appearance.

reactions and other topics

The reactions to Macklemores performance show how explosive the topic of the Middle East conflict is still. Wegner explained that it was important to understand the historical context instead of speaking undifferentiated. The festival management also announced an anti -Semitism concept and training to avoid such incidents in the future.

In addition to the rapper's appearance, the NDR program also reported on other relevant topics. In this way, villages in the area defend themselves against the reduction of ATMs, which leads to an examination of the local infrastructure. There were also reports about an arson at Germany's largest wooden church in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, which caused horror in the region. The topic of citizens' participation in Oldenburg, where beer lids are created in a creative way, was also mentioned. The editor -in -chief Eckhardt Reimann and production manager Wolfgang Feist ensured that all of these topics were accommodated on the show, which illustrates the variety of reporting.

Overall, the debate about Macklemore and its appearance at the Deichbrand Festival shows how the political currents and the conflict in the Middle East also concern society in northern Germany. The upgraded discussion about the limits of freedom of expression and dealing with anti -Semitic statements remains a central topic.

Read more about the appearance and reactions in the NDR program [hello Lower Saxony] (https://www.ndr.de/fernehung/sendungen/hallo_niedersachsen/hallo-niedersachsen ,-ingsendung1552908.html) as well Tagesschau.