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Who is Robert Kraft, pro-Israel billionaire who cancelled Macklemore?
Source: Al Jazeera
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- Who is NFL billionaire Robert Kraft?
- Macklemore Donating $1 Million Salary from Ed Sheeran Tour to Support Palestine: ‘I Invite Robert Kraft to Match My Donation’
- Macklemore to Donate $1 Million to Palestinian Support Groups, Invites Robert Kraft to Match
- Robert Kraft Responds to Macklemore’s Invite to Match $1 Million to Palestinian Support Groups
- Stadium owner Robert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to donate $2m in aid after Macklemore backlash
- Billionaire Kraft says Ed Sheeran sought $2 million aid donation from him amid fracas over Macklemore's Palestine comments
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