Last night Irish rap group Kneecap used Dublin’s Convention Centre to highlight Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
A photo shared to the band’s official Instagram page shows the message “Israel is committing a genocide” displayed on the facade of the building using projectors.
“Kitted the Land Rover out with a projector to spread a few facts…” the post added.
On Monday night the group also projected “Netanyahu is a war criminal” onto the facade of the Israeli embassy in Ballsbridge.
Sharing a photo to X/Twitter, general election candidate and former MEP Clare Daly said: “Netanyahu is a war criminal, and the West, including Ireland, is complicit in the genocide in Gaza.”
“We will not stop until there is an end to the mass slaughter of the Palestinian people, and Netanyahu and his supporters – including those in the West – are brought before the ICC.”
Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity in Gaza.
At least 44,179 Palestinians, including 17,492 children have been killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
In July, a study published in leading medical journal The Lancet estimated that the true death toll could reach more than 186,000 people due to the cumulative impact of Israel’s assault.
Kneecap have consistently expressed their support for Palestinians throughout the past year, online and at concerts.
Last week, Kneecap member Móglaí Bap announced that he had raised more than £30,000 (€35,969) for aid to Palestine by running 10km every day through out group’s UK tour.
In February the group sported pro-Palestine emblems on RTÉ’s Late Late Show, despite agreeing not to at the request of the broadcaster.
Speaking on air, Móglaí Bap said that the group wants to “use our platform to highlight the genocide that’s happening in Palestine at the moment”.
“I think we have to use this platform and this opportunity to appeal to Irish people to attend rallies and protests and to support the BDS movement, and to show solidarity with Palestine and hopefully one day Palestine will be free.”
The band recently played five sold out shows at Vicar Street, finishing up on November 1.
“Only out of bed after five unbelievable sold out nights in Vicar Street,” the group wrote on Instagram.
“Thanks to every single one of you Fenian legends who came down to make it one of the best run of gigs we’ve ever had.”
The group visited Trinity on October 31 when they were awarded the Allii Proelio award by Trinity’s Law Society (LawSoc).
