45 h. ago ‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

Exclusive: The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, they argue the backlash against them is a deliberate distractionIn April, the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap performed two sets at Coachella, the California music festival attended by 250,000 people. As is commonplace at the group’s shows, Kneecap displayed a message stating: “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” and the words “Fuck Israel. Free Palestine”. Mo Chara, one of the group’s members, told the audience: “The Palestinians have nowhere to go. It’s their fucking home and they’re bombing them from the skies. If you’re not calling it a genocide, what the fuck are you calling it?”Within a week, Kneecap’s US booking agent had dropped them, Fox News had likened the statements to “Nazi Germany”, a handful of summer shows had been cancelled, and two vi...

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3 d. ago Azealia Banks pulls out of London festival over 'pressure to support Palestine'

Azealia Banks pulls out of London festival over 'pressure to support Palestine'  London Evening Standard

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3 d. ago Azealia Banks pulls out of London festival after 'being pressured to support Palestine'

The rapper, 34, said she didn’t want to ‘appease’ festival promoters in a lengthy post on X

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4 d. ago Seven Charged in London After Protest in Support of Palestine Action Group

Seven Charged in London After Protest in Support of Palestine Action Group  U.S. News & World Report

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5 d. ago Met chief ‘shocked’ at Palestine Action support protest as Home Secretary moves to ban group

The Home Secretary will update Parliament on the Government’s plan to ban Palestine Action following its vandalism of two planes at an RAF base

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6 d. ago Sir Mark Rowley ‘shocked’ at planned protest in support of Palestine Action

The Home Secretary will update Parliament on the Government’s plan to ban Palestine Action following its vandalism of two planes at an RAF base.

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8 d. ago Campaign group Palestine Action set to be banned after aircraft were vandalised at RAF Brize Norton

The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has decided to proscribe the group, making it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action.

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9 d. ago Biggest NHS trust in London to be sued over 'discriminatory' uniform policy silencing support for Palestine

Barts Health NHS Trust has banned staff from displaying symbols seen as politically or nationally affiliated

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1 week ago Fans of Irish band Kneecap surround a London court as a band member faces a terror

Fans of the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap mobbed sidewalks outside a London court Wednesday as a member of the trio faced a terror-related charge in what he says is a politically motivated effort to silence the band’s support for Palestinians before its appearance at the Glastonbury Festival

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1 week ago Rapper faces charges for support of terrorist group not Palestine, court told

Liam Og O hAnnaidh appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

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1 week ago At least 37 Palestinians killed in Gaza food site shooting, local authorities say

Death toll is highest yet reported in near-daily shootings since US-backed group began aid operations in territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 37 Palestinians were killed on Monday in new shootings in Gaza near food distribution centres run by private US contractors guarded by Israeli troops, local authorities said.Witnesses blamed the shootings on Israeli troops who opened fire early in the morning in an effort to control crowds of hungry Palestinians converging on two aid hubs managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private organisation that began operating recently in the devastated Palestinian territory with Israeli and US support. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg's angry reaction when she is asked about some of 'freedom flotilla' group's support for Hamas and Hezbollah as she lands in Sweden

The 22-year-old activist was welcomed by crowds waving Palestinian flags, who presented her with flowers and a keffiyeh scarf as they shouted 'free Palestine!'

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg's angry reaction when she is asked about some of 'freedom flotilla' group's support for Hamas and Hezbollah

The 22-year-old activist was welcomed by crowds waving Palestinian flags, who presented her with flowers and a keffiyeh scarf as they shouted 'free Palestine!'

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3 w. ago Pathetic protesters destroy university's peony garden to 'show support of Palestine'

A beloved university garden was left in ruins after a politically charged act of vandalism stunned visitors. Flyers scattered at the scene pointed to a cause far beyond campus borders.

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3 w. ago Boulder attack: six injured in Colorado as man attacks protest for Israeli hostages

Police say the man yelled ‘Free Palestine’ as he threw the device at people gathered to show support for Israeli hostages in GazaSix people were injured in an attack in Boulder, Colorado when a man threw an incendiary device into a crowd and yelled “Free Palestine”, in what the FBI is treating as an “act of terrorism”.The 45-year-old man threw the device into a group of people who had assembled in a pedestrianised zone for a peaceful protest for Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. Continue reading...

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