{"id":113483,"date":"2024-06-09T17:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=113483"},"modified":"2024-06-09T11:23:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T09:23:29","slug":"15-00-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=113483","title":{"rendered":"Fans Walk Out of Hozier Concert in New York After Irish Singer Accuses Israel of \u2018Genocide,\u2019 Calls for \u2018Free Palestine\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Fans Walk Out of Hozier Concert in New York After Irish Singer Accuses Israel of \u2018Genocide,\u2019 Calls for \u2018Free Palestine\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

SHIRYN GHERMEZIAN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, better known as Hozier, is performing on the first day of the EstereoPicnic festival in Bogota, Colombia. Photo: Daniel Garzon Herazo via Reuters Connect<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Some audience members at Hozier\u2019s concert on Tuesday night in New York reportedly staged a walkout after the Irish singer commented on the Israel-Hamas war by accusing the Jewish state of committing \u201cgenocide.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cTake Me to Church\u201d singer, whose real name is Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, made the remarks during a performance at Forest Hills Stadium, one of four consecutive sold-out shows at the venue, as part of a tour for his new album \u201cUnreal Earth.\u201d He performed at the stadium on Tuesday and Wednesday and will perform again on Friday and Saturday, becoming the first artist ever to play four consecutive sold-out shows at Forest Hills Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the introduction to his song \u201cNina Cried Power\u201d during his Tuesday night concert, the Grammy winner told the crowd: \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t want to see anybody subjected to the kind of violence, indiscriminate bombing, that we are seeing on our TV screens. The kind of\u00a0assault that Rafah\u2019s facing<\/a>\u00a0and the genocidal violence that Rafah\u2019s facing. And in the same way that people are showing up at the moment, saying, we would want to be represented to our democratic representation \u2014 we want to be represented in that compassion, and in that human witness and in that law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel began its military operation in Rafah early last month and has been targeting Hamas terrorists and compounds in the southern Gaza city. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has been taking measures to minimize the risk of civilian casualties, which include evacuating one million Palestinians from Rafah and establishing a temporary refuge outside the Rafah corridor for Gazan civilians.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we wouldn\u2019t want to see us, our tax dollars, enabling that kind of violence \u2014 enabling that kind of war,\u201d added Hozier, according to\u00a0videos<\/a>\u00a0from his speech that were shared on social media. \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t want to see that for anybody, it doesn\u2019t matter where you come from. Whether you are a Palestinian or you are an Israeli citizen. We want anybody to live in peace, security, and safety. And that would also mean seeing Palestine free from occupation, free to pursue meaningful self-determination and statehood.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hozier also applauded the\u00a0anti-Israel protests<\/a>\u00a0taking place at colleges and universities around the US.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mirror<\/a>\u00a0reported that although the majority of the crowd at Tuesday night\u2019s concert cheered on Hozier\u2019s comments, other attendees who were upset by his remarks walked out before the show ended. Videos from social media show that Hozier made similar remarks during his concert on Wednesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cToo Sweet\u201d singer has made pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel comments at his\u00a0previous shows<\/a>\u00a0as well, again accusing Israel of \u201cgenocidal violence\u201d and talking about the alleged \u201conslaught that Palestinians are facing in Rafah.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hozier\u2019s native Ireland has been one of the harshest critics of Israel since the war began last October.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last month, Spain, Norway, and Ireland\u00a0officially recognized a Palestinian state<\/a>. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has repeatedly\u00a0condemned<\/a>\u00a0Israel\u2019s military actions amid its war against Hamas terrorists.<\/span><\/p>\n

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