Kneecap have branded Disturbed’s David Draiman a “straight up c***”, after he blasted Tom Morello for supporting the Irish rap trio.
Kneecap have taken intention at David Draiman for shaming Tom Morello for supporting them
Draiman hit out at his buddy, Rage Towards The Machine’s founding guitarist Morello, for praising the group for advocating for the individuals of Palestine, calling his feedback “advantage signalling for many who help terror, and incite Jew hatred”.
He wrote on X: “Shameful. Actually. Want I might say I used to be shocked. Guess my household doesn’t rely, on the subject of my ‘buddy’s’ advantage signalling for many who help terror, and incite Jew hatred.”
Taking to the micro-blogging web site on Sunday (13.07.25), Kneecap hit again whereas sharing an image of Draiman signing artillery shells owned by the Israel Protection Forces (IDF).
They wrote: “We do not care what faith anybody is…or in the event that they’ve one in any respect.
We love all sound c****.
Smiling and signing bombs dropped to homicide children and different individuals’s households simply makes you a straight up c***.
Easy as.
Free Palestine.”
Killing within the Title hitmakers Rage Towards The Machine are identified for his or her anti-authoritarian and leftist political opinions and have used their platform to face up towards injustices.
Showing on The Strombo Present lately, Morello mentioned of Kneecap: “[They’re at] the highest of the listing.
“I imply, they’re clearly the Rage Towards The Machine of now. Like, there’s them and there’s a niche to the subsequent one.”
Morello insisted Kneecap are “not terrorists”.
Reacting to the backlash towards the band, he mentioned: “What they’re doing of their artwork is what individuals might most likely stand to do extra of their lives: to essentially converse reality to energy. And, , Kneecap are usually not terrorists.”
He added: “What’s terroristic is, , 20,000 useless Palestinian kids. That’s the story. Not some Irish rappers who don’t like that that’s occurring. [That] shouldn’t be the story.”
The Irish rap trio’s band member Mo Chara (actual title Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh) is at the moment on bail on a terror cost regarding “displaying a flag in help of proscribed organisation Hezbollah” at their O2 Discussion board Kentish City gig in London in November 2024.
Prosecutor Michael Bisgrove instructed the courtroom at a current listening to: “It’s not about Mr Ó hAnnaidh’s help for the individuals of Palestine or his criticism of Israel.
“He’s nicely inside his rights to voice his opinions and solidarity, as is anyone else.
“The allegation on this case is an entirely totally different factor and offers with a video recording exhibiting that, in November of final yr, Mr Ó hAnnaidh wore and displayed the flag of Hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist group, whereas saying ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’.
“After all, help for the one just isn’t the identical as help for the opposite.”
Ó hAnnaidh was subsequently launched on unconditional bail till his subsequent listening to on August 20.