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Pogues, Thin Lizzy among dozens of bands to defend Kneecap’s ‘freedom of expression’

JL;DR SUMMARY A controversy has erupted following the Northern Irish rap group Kneecap's public condemnation of Israel, with accusations of supporting terror groups. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasFree ExpressionHezbollahControversyArtistic FreedomPolitical SpeechKneecapPoguesThin Lizzy

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Coachella, California, United States
"On April 20, Kneecap projected F Israel, Free Palestine onstage at Coachella, the giant California music festival."
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
"The statement by the bands, posted on Instagram on Wednesday, came 10 days into a controversy swirling around the Northern Irish groups statements:"
Ireland
"On April 28, Irelands prime minister called on Kneecap to urgently clarify whether it supports Hamas and Hezbollah, after video surfaced of a band member cheering, Up Hamas, up Hezbollah while draped in a Hezbollah flag last year."

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