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Thom Yorke calls Netanyahu an ‘extremist’ in statement on Gaza

Radiohead frontman makes lengthy statement after he had been criticised over perceived silence on the war, and for previously performing in Israel

“That silence, my attempt to show respect for all those who are suffering and those who have died, and to not trivialise it in a few words, has allowed other opportunistic groups to use intimidation and defamation to fill in the blanks, and I regret giving them this chance. He then turned his focus to “social media witch-hunts” saying that pressure on “artists and whoever they feel like that week to make statements etc do very little except heighten tension, fear and oversimplification of what are complex problems”. As well as fronting Radiohead, Yorke has released a number of solo and group projects, including his recent trio featuring Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner, the Smile.

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