Azealia Banks Questions Black Solidarity With Palestine Before Latest Show In Israel
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Azealia Banks is heading back to Tel Aviv on October 8 for another performance, and the timing couldn’t be more loaded given what’s happening in Hip-Hop right now.
The Harlem rapper is returning to the stage in Israel, and according to Ynet News, she’s already in the country working with Israeli producer Yinon Yahel on new music.
This move comes as the Hip-Hop community’s split wide open over Palestine, with some artists taking hard stances and others like Banks refusing to budge on her controversial position.
Last October, Banks performed at Tel Aviv’s Amphitheater draped in an Israeli flag and wearing a Star of David necklace before thousands.
That same energy’s carrying into 2026, even though she posted “On second thought, FUCK ISRAEL” on X back in March.
The flip-flopping’s become her signature move.
She’s claimed she lost hundreds of thousands of dollars refusing to say “Free Palestine” at European festivals, then turned around and called herself a Zionist, citing anti-Black racism in the Arab world as her reasoning.
Now she’s back, and she’s not apologizing for any of it.
Meanwhile, Macklemore’s catching heat for doing the exact opposite.
The Seattle rapper opened for Ed Sheeran at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and wore a keffiyeh while shouting “Free Palestine” to 80,000 people.
He performed “Hind’s Hall” with Gaza footage playing behind him, accusing Israel of apartheid and genocide.
The Israeli-American Council launched a petition demanding they drop him from the rest of the tour. Banks had thoughts about that too.
“I thought macklemore was jewish is he not? Either way he probably has a big ol dick shetl dick,” Banks said in response to his activism.
She went further, questioning the entire framework of Black solidarity with Palestine.
“Its really the joint struggle of black solidarity with palestine that just doesnt really sit right with me. Why would any modern black american want to trauma bond with a group that has nothing to offer us and weve spent no time building anything with?”
Over 400 artists have joined the “No Music for Genocide” boycott, removing their music from Israeli streaming platforms, creating a cultural pressure that’s impossible to ignore.
Tickets for Banks’ October 8 show are priced at 229 shekels, and she’s already sold out previous performances there.