Overview

• At Sunday’s Wembley show, Martin brought two women onstage who said they were from Israel, told them he was treating them as “equal humans on Earth,” and also welcomed people in the audience from Palestine.
• Videos show the 90,000-strong crowd reacting to “Israel” with a mix of boos and cheers, while the Palestine mention prompted louder applause.
• Pro‑Israel groups and commentators, including Creative Community for Peace, Eve Barlow and Yaakov Langer, denounced the moment as humiliating and dehumanizing and noted he did not reference Israeli hostages.
• Some attendees and online commenters defended Martin’s intent, praising a “classy” effort to be inclusive during a tense moment.
• The two fans later said they briefly considered saying they were from Malta, and as coverage expanded this week figures such as Megyn Kelly added to the criticism, while Coldplay gave no immediate comment.