Members of Irish rock band U2 issued a powerful critique of the Israeli authorities’s actions in Gaza on Sunday, whereas additionally condemning Hamas, in an in depth publish shared on the group’s web site and social media.
“The Authorities of Israel just isn’t the nation of Israel, however the Authorities of Israel led by Benjamin Netanyahu in the present day deserves our categorical and unequivocal condemnation,” frontman Bono wrote.
Bono additionally condemned the Hamas assault on Israel on October 7, 2023 – stressing that Hamas militants shouldn’t be equated with the Palestinian individuals, “who’ve for many years endured and proceed to endure marginalisation, oppression, occupation and the systematic stealing of the land that’s rightfully theirs”.
Bono and fellow bandmates Adam Clayton, David Evans who is called The Edge, and Larry Mullen Jnr referred to as for an instantaneous finish to the combating on each side.
“Preserving civilian life is a selection on this conflict,” wrote Clayton.