Overview

• On July 17, Massive Attack, Kneecap, Fontaines DC and Brian Eno announced the Artists for Palestine Syndicate on Instagram.
• The syndicate has opened membership to other pro-Palestine artists and plans joint legal action to counter UK Lawyers for Israel’s defamation campaigns.
• UK Lawyers for Israel filed complaints against Bob Vylan over a Glastonbury chant and against Kneecap’s Mo Chara for brandishing a Hezbollah flag, triggering concert cancellations and terrorism charges.
• Members allege UK Lawyers for Israel secretly pressured musicians and their teams, a tactic exposed by a Led by Donkeys documentary.
• The group plans to pool resources for legal defence and industry support to safeguard artists’ rights to critique the Gaza conflict.