Hungary bans Irish rap group from entry over Palestine support – Middle East Monitor

Hungary has banned Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country to perform at a music festival, accusing the band of using antisemitic hate speech, over the group’s public support for the Palestinians enduring an ongoing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip, Reuters reported.

In June, Kneecap’s frontman – known by the stage name Mo Chara accused Israel of committing war crimes during Glastonbury Festival in southwest England.

Hungary’s government had…