Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs wrote on social media platform X that the decision to ban Kneecap was because the group’s 'members repeatedly engage in antisemitic hate speech supporting terrorism

It’s clear this is political distraction and a further attempt to silence those who call out genocide against the Palestinian people," the band responded

Irish-language rap group Kneecap have been fervently and continuously using their platform to raise awareness about the genocide happening in Palestine. They’ve gotten a lot of shit about it, including calls from right-wing politicians to kick them off the Glastonbury lineup,