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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says he would ‘absolutely not’ play in Israel now

Thom Yorke performs with his band The Smile in Paris, France in 2022. The Radiohead frontman has said he would not perform in Israel now, eight years after the band was criticised by pro-Palestinian activists for playing in Tel Aviv.
Thom Yorke performs with his band The Smile in Paris, France in 2022. The Radiohead frontman has said he would not perform in Israel now, eight years after the band was criticised by pro-Palestinian activists for playing in Tel Aviv. Photograph: David Wolff/Patrick/Redferns

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has said he would not now perform in Israel, eight years after the band defied pro-Palestinian activists to play a show in Tel Aviv.

“Absolutely not. I wouldn’t want to be 5,000 miles anywhere near the Netanyahu regime,” he told the Sunday Times magazine, referring to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

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