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Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap known for its support for Palestine
Canada has barred Irish rap trio Kneecap from entering the country before its scheduled concerts next month, accusing the band of promoting hate and violence and supporting “terrorist” groups, a member of the Liberal government announced.
Belfast-based Kneecap regularly display pro-Palestinian messages during their gigs.
At the Glastonbury Festival in southwest England in June, frontman Liam O’Hanna (Liam Og O hAnnaidh) – known by the stage name Mo Chara – accused Israel of committing war crimes. Israel has denied such accusations.
Vince Gasparro, Canada’s parliamentary secretary for combatting crime, said in a video on X that the members of the group have been deemed ineligible to enter the country because of actions and statements that violate Canadian law.
He claimed the group has amplified political violence and has publicly displayed support for “terrorist” organisations.
The band has said previously that its members do not support Hamas or the Lebanese Hezbollah group.
It also said that it condemns “all attacks on civilians, always”.
No surprise, Canada is complicit in the genocide as well.
Kneecap slams Canada’s decision to ban rap group from entering country
Irish rap trio Kneecap has condemned Canadian officials after the group was banned from entering the country before concerts scheduled for next month.
Canada accused the band of promoting hate and supporting armed groups, including Hamas in Gaza, a member of Canada’s government said.
But the Belfast-based group rejected the accusations as an attempt to silence them, arguing their support for Palestinians under Israeli attack in Gaza is being wrongly portrayed as anti-Semitic hate.
Kneecap said the allegations are “wholly untrue and deeply malicious,” adding that no member of the group had ever been convicted of a crime in any country.
The group also threatened to take legal action against him.
“We will be relentless in defending ourselves against baseless accusations to silence our opposition to a genocide being conducted by Israel,” the group said in a statement posted on X.
