The British authorities have brought trumped-up charges against a member of Irish hip-hop group Kneecap in a bid to stifle criticism of their own complicity with Israeli war crimes. But no amount of legal harassment can stop the truth from getting out.
    • mosiacmango@lemm.eeEnglish
      34·
      5 days ago

      No such videos exist. He was charged for “waving a Hezbollah flag” in a concert because they couldn’t get away with arresting him for putting this on a banner:

      Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people: It is being enabled by the US government who arm and fund Israel despite their war crimes.

      Fuck Israel. Free Palestine.

      I don’t know if the commentor above is misinformed or just covering for Israel’s genocide.

      • thanks AV@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        5 days ago

        Lotta propagandists on lemmy weren’t good enough to be on the reddit/Facebook teams I’ve noticed

      • bluespin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        5 days ago

        That’s what I thought. I’ve been unable to dig up proof of any of the claims outside declaring the Gaza situation a genocide

    • Grimtuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      5 days ago

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8kpljj26go.amp

      I didn’t find the video but it was being investigated by the police according to this article.

      "A video has emerged of the west Belfast trio at a November 2023 gig appearing to show one person from the band saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.”

      The Metropolitan Police also said that another video, from November last year, is being assessed. The footage appeared to show a band member shouting “up Hamas, up Hezbollah” at a performance in London."