https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/former-snpjustice-secretary-defends-kneecap-35143758
Kenny MacAskill said the Belfast group’s comments had been “taken out of context”
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The former SNP MP and now Alba Party leader said the band was being targeted because it has been outspoken about Israel killing thousands of Palestinians in Gaza.
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MacAskill told the BBC’s Scotcast: “I think it’s a kneejerk reaction to Kneecap, I think it’s utterly pointless.
“The band have issued an apology for what was a throwaway remark some two years ago taken entirely out of context.”
He continued: “People seem outraged about Kneecap having mentioned that throwaway line and yet Britain is facilitating genocide in Gaza, kids are dying by the score on a daily basis.
“I think I know where the real wrong is and the real wrong is what is being perpetrated by Israel, not a remark by the band Kneecap several years ago.”
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https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/former-snpjustice-secretary-defends-kneecap-35143758
dizzy: Politicians who facilitate and participate in genocide should expect to be criticised.
