For Palestinian aid groups, Macklemore's $1M pledge brings relief and attention to ongoing suffering
Macklemore committed to donate his net earnings from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after he was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.
James Pollard, Associated Press James Pollard, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — For the Palestinian relief nonprofits behind a $1 million pledge from rapper Macklemore, the Grammy winner's latest contributions offer more than just money.
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The six donation recipients included Medical Aid for Palestinians, Palestine Children's Relief Fund and the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. In addition to the funding windfall, their leaders welcomed the renewed public awareness of the perilous living conditions faced by the Palestinian people they treat regularly.
"Even if you don't see bombs falling every night, the rubble is still there," said Alicia Phillips Mandaville, the acting CEO of Anera, another beneficiary. "And the traumatized children are still traumatized."
