In a statement on its website, UKLFI said Kneecap’s recent performance at Coachella “whipped up anti-Israel hatred amongst the crowd,” as they led their fans with anti-Israel chants.
"How do you call for ending supposed discrimination in the same sentence as promoting genocide?" Executive Director of Chabad Tucson, Rabbi Yossie Shemtov, said.
The controversy surrounding the upcoming performance comes as Cornell is poised to lose $1 billion in federal funding from the Trump administration over its handling of campus antisemitism.
“Their actions included projections of anti-Israel messages and hate speech, and this band openly supports terrorist organizations,” wrote Sharon Osbourne on Instagram.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel denied claims by anti-Israel and Muslim groups that the raids were made in relation to UMich protest or encampment activity.
On October 7, at another festival called the Nova in southern Israel, thousands of similarly aged attendees were massacred.
From the very beginning of his papacy, Francis struck a markedly different tone toward the Jewish State than toward its adversaries.
The platform calls for a two-way arms embargo against Israel, and that Israeli weapons not be purchased by the Canadian military.
"We want to understand what led to this sudden decision, which resembles collective punishment," the group claimed.
Chabad Rabbi Meir Kaplan sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, cautioning that Liberal candidate Will Greaves had made public statements "that echo classic antisemitic tropes."
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