MusicKneecap denies supporting Hamas or Hezbollah following outcry over gig footageThe group also apologised to families of murdered politicians over ‘kill your local MP’ commentsBy Ellie Grant2 min read
Eurovision Song ContestEurovision lifts ban on Palestine flags despite anti-politicisation rulesThe event’s broadcaster announced that flags would be allowed in the crowd as long as they were not linked to racism, violence or banned terrorist groupsBy JC Reporter1 min read
MusicKneecap shares tweet accusing Israel of ‘owning politicians’ and ‘controlling corporate media’The post followed the announcement that the Metropolitan Police has referred the group to its Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit over a video allegedly showing one of its members shouting “up Hamas, up Hezbollah”By Ellie Grant2 min read
AntisemitismSharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap's work visas to be cancelled after anti-Israel Coachella stuntThe Irish hip-hop group projected slogans including ‘F*** Israel, Free Palestine’ during its set at the major festivalBy Imogen Garfinkel3 min read
MusicWho are Kneecap? Northern Irish rappers behind Coachella anti-Israel protest previously led pro-Hezbollah chantAnti-Israel rappers have repeatedly evoked Hezbollah and posted in support of Palestine a day after the October 7 massacreBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
MusicOutrage from Jewish groups after anti-Israel slogans on stage at Coachella festivalKneecap and Green Day attacked Israel and the US during their setsBy JC Reporter1 min read
MusicChannel 5 blurs music legend Graham Gouldman’s hostage pin during interviewThe 10cc frontman claimed he was asked to take the symbol off but refused, saying: ‘I am Jewish, it is my tribe’By Jane Prinsley2 min read
The Jewish influence on Germany’s post-war avant grade musicThis new portrait of Krautrock shows how the country’s rare Jewish survivors were central to its developmentBy David Bennun2 min read||April 16, 2025 12:36
Green Day’s pro-Palestine lyrics at Coachella ‘beyond disheartening’‘Disturbed’ frontman David Draiman criticised the rock group for their show of support for Palestine at the music festivalBy Elisa Bray2 min read||April 16, 2025 09:48
Former Sex Pistol John Lydon defends Israel and calls Hamas ‘just Jew exterminators’The musician defied criticism when he played in Tel Aviv with his band Public Image Ltd in 2010By Elisa Bray3 min read||April 7, 2025 11:33
Music school founder nominated for UK awardKatie Hainbach worked as an opera singer before moving into teachingBy Elisa Bray3 min read||April 2, 2025 13:35
‘I thought I was done for’ Jewish survivor of botched kidnapping in Wales speaks to the JC of his harrowing ordeal and escapeItay Kashti was lured to a remote rented cottage in west Wales in August on the pretence of a music collaboration opportunityBy Daniel Ben-David5 min read||March 16, 2025 13:52
Ozzy Osbourne among 200 public figures calling for investigation into BBC Israel biasThe BBC has acknowledged a recently released documentary about Gaza was the result of ‘serious failings’ within the corporationBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||March 7, 2025 14:39
How Jewish is Noah Kahan?The ‘Jewish Ed Sheeran’ plays his debut Glastonbury this summerBy Elisa Bray2 min read||March 6, 2025 16:45
Kanye West caught wearing swastika tee in LA despite saying ‘I’m not a Nazi’The disgraced rapper also launched his latest social media rant before his account was swiftly deletedBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2025 11:17
Who are the final four vying to become Israel’s Eurovision entry for 2025?Israel will vote on its representative for the singing competition this eveningBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||January 22, 2025 16:50
