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Scottish band Primal Scream draws backlash over concert backdrop of Israeli officials with swastika-eyes

JL;DR SUMMARY Primal Scream, a Scottish rock band, faced severe backlash after a concert in London where images combining the Star of David with swastikas were projected during their performance. 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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Star Of DavidProtestJewish CommunityFreedom Of ExpressionSwastikaConcertUkPrimal Scream

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Camden, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
"At the end of the performance Monday, which was at the Roundhouse music venue in Camden, Primal Scream also displayed the words Our government is complicit in genocide."
Glasgow, United Kingdom
"Despite the backlash to the incendiary display, Primal Scream, which was founded in Glasgow in 1982 by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie, brushed off criticism in a post on Instagram Friday, writing that it was a piece of art."
Israel
"among the leaders targeted in the film were President Donald Trump, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Argentinian President Javier Milei, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich."
Argentina
"among the leaders targeted in the film were President Donald Trump, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Argentinian President Javier Milei, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich."

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