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  "title": "Ed Sheeran calls Israel's treatment of Gazans 'unjustifiable,' apologizes for Macklemore controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ed-sheeran-calls-israels-treatment-of-gazans-unjustifiable-apologizes-8642345",
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  "published": "2026-09-20T07:52:16.000Z",
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  "summary": "At the start of the concert at Lincoln Financial Field, Sheeran called the October 2023 Hamas attack that killed 1,200 Israelis \"horrific.\"",
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        "title": "‘We have skin in the game’: TD backs ‘half Irish’ Macklemore after Sheeran ditching",
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        "title": "Ed Sheeran calls Israel's treatment of Gazans 'unjustifiable,' apologizes for Macklemore controversy",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Ed Sheeran speaks on Gaza in concert after Macklemore controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ed-sheeran-speaks-on-gaza-in-concert-after-macklemore-controversy",
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