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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke criticizes Netanyahu, Hamas and pressure on artists to opine on Gaza

JL;DR SUMMARY Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has broken his silence regarding the Israeli-Gaza conflict by expressing his frustrations over the pressure to comment on the situation. 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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HamasBenjamin NetanyahuMental HealthPro Palestinian ProtestsGaza ConflictRadioheadPublic CriticismThom YorkeArtists' Political Pressure

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"He began by saying that he had regretted not speaking out when he was heckled during a concert in Melbourne last year."
United Kingdom
"Greenwood recently had concerts canceled in England with his Israeli collaborator Dudu Tassa amid security concerns emanating from criticism over his engagement with Israel."
Israel
"when Radiohead performed in Israel over the objection of pro-Palestinian advocates."

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