The billionaire philanthropist and owner of the New England Patriots once saw Israeli-Palestinian coexistence as a way to support Israel. His clash with Macklemore shows how sharply the politics of that position have shifted
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives at the team's first day of NFL football training camp, July 25, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. Credit: Mark Stockwell/AP
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives at the team's first day of NFL football training camp, July 25, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. Credit: Mark Stockwell/AP
The billionaire philanthropist and owner of the New England Patriots once saw Israeli-Palestinian coexistence as a way to support Israel. His clash with Macklemore shows how sharply the politics of that position have shifted

10:32 PM • September 18 2026 IDT
Just before Yom Kippur in 1991, a "boyish" Robert Kraft, then a 50-year-old paper and packaging executive, told the Jewish Advocate of Boston about his hopes and dreams for Israel.
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