The Northern Irish hip-hop group Kneecap responded on Friday to criticism over their pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel messaging during their Coachella set earlier this month, calling the backlash a “coordinated smear campaign.” The group, which has been vocal about its view of the conflict in Gaza, performed their set during the festival in front of a screen featuring the words “F--- Israel, Free Palestine.” The group claimed in a post on X after the festival’s first weekend that organizers subsequently censored the livestream of their performance. While it was not broadcast online, images of the onstage message circulated across social media,...
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