The Irish hip-hop trio responded to criticism of their controversial performance in Coachella after Sharon Osbourne called them to revoke their American work visas.
The group met fierce criticisms of several quarters, including Osbourne and Fox News, after their performance last Friday at the Sonora Coachella scene included projections “Fuck Israel” and “Free Palestine” and other protest messages against the American support of the War of Israel-Hamas.
After being approached for comments from the BBC News Northern Ireland during the reaction, Kneceecap, whose autobiographical film won several prizes last year, said: “The statements are not aggressive, the murder of 20,000 children is however.”
The director of the trio, Daniel Lambert, also told Irish Radio that the group had praised their actions, but also a certain number of death threats which were “too serious to enter”.
Their comments came after the reality TV star and his wife of the rocker Ozzy Osbourne said that the ball joint should not have included “aggressive political statements” in their set, adding: “The main goal of music is to unite people. It should not be a place to promote terrorist organizations or dissemination of hatred ”. She also asked the American authorities to revoke their work visas.
Earlier this week, the division set saw the Jewish organization Simon Wiesenthal Center denounces the group, claiming that it was “remarkable that Kneceecap used a music festival to foment hatred, exactly the kind of rally where, on October 7, 2023, the terrorists of Hamas brutally murdered, violated, burned and innocent abduction of the Nova Music Festival Israel. ” ». At the same time, he offered them the opportunity to visit his Roxbury Drive office to discuss the impacts of their actions.
Since the war broke out after the terrorist attack led by Hamas 19 months ago, more than 51,300 people were killed in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health led by Hamas. Nearly 2,000 have died of Israeli military actions from a cease-fire that ended on March 18. Israel continues to demand the release of 59 hostages that he says that Hamas still holds, about 24 of which are still considered alive. About 1,200 Israelis were killed during the October 7 attacks. An Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid in Gaza, which was sentenced by the UN, remains in place.
