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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Jamie Grierson

Dua Lipa says criticism of Israeli war in Gaza was for ‘greater good’

Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa in Capri, Italy, for a Jacquemus fashion show on 10 June. Photograph: Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images

The pop star and soon-to-be Glastonbury headliner Dua Lipa has said she is willing to risk a backlash over political statements after she recently described military operations in Gaza as “Israeli genocide”.

In an interview with the Radio Times, the 28-year-old said she repeatedly checked herself before making a statement, but did so if she felt it was for the “greater good” and worth the risk.

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