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U2’s Bono Calls for Hamas to ‘Release the Hostages, Stop the War’ During Ivor Novello Awards Speech
U2's Bono called for Hamas to "release the hostages" and "stop the war" during his speech at the Ivor Novello Awards.
In February, U2 shared a message of support for Ukraine, which has been fighting against an invasion by Russia launched thee years earlier. “All who believe in freedom and sense the jeopardy we Europeans now find ourselves in are not sleeping easily on this, the third anniversary of the invasion,” Bono captioned the Instagram post, which included a reading of Taras Shevchenko’s “My Friendly Epistle” accompanied by piano. In January, President Joe Biden honored Bono with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, highlighting the rocker’s work as a “pioneering activist against AIDS and poverty.”
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