Overview

• During Sunday’s Wembley Stadium show, Chris Martin brought two women on stage who identified themselves as Israeli, prompting a mix of boos and cheers from the 90,000‑person crowd.
• Martin told them, “I’m treating you as equal humans on Earth, regardless of where you come from,” and added a welcome to “people in the audience from Palestine.”
• The two fans later told Israel’s Kan 11 that they briefly considered saying they were from Malta instead of Israel but decided they would not lie.
• Jewish and pro‑Israel commentators and groups, including Creative Community for Peace, Eve Barlow and Yaakov Langer, criticized the moment as humiliating or dehumanizing and noted he did not mention hostages held by Hamas.
• Defenders argued his remarks affirmed universal dignity; outlets reported no official response from Coldplay, and coverage noted Martin’s earlier 2025 stage comments acknowledging both Palestinian and Israeli flags.