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Kneecap Claims Band Is Being Hit With ‘False Accusations of Antisemitism’ and ‘Coordinated Smear Campaign,’ Following Split With Booking Agency
As the firestorm over their Coachella appearances continues, Kneecap is citing 'a coordinated smear campaign,' following a split with their agency.
“Since our statements at Coachella — exposing the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people — we have faced a coordinated smear campaign,” the group wrote in a social media post on X. Kneecap claimed the “malicious” uproar among those opposed to the band is “based on deliberate distortions and falsehoods. The split with IAG soon followed the first display of a “Fuck Israel, free Palestine” message on their big screen on weekend 1 of the festival, which delighted pro-Palestinian fans at the fest while leaving many Jewish attendees or allies outraged. In the band’s X statement, the members claimed they are supporting the Palestininan cause because, for them, it is also a local issue, saying: “For over a year, we have used our shows to call out the British and Irish governments’ complicity in war crimes.”
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