Overview

• On July 17, Massive Attack, Brian Eno, Fontaines D.C., Kneecap, Garbage and other performers formed a coalition to defend artists facing legal and industry intimidation over Gaza advocacy.
• The alliance aims to shield early-career musicians from legal actions and festival cancellations driven by reports from UK Lawyers for Israel.
• Its collective demands call for an immediate, permanent Gaza ceasefire; unfettered humanitarian access; legal safeguards for aid workers; and a halt to UK arms sales to Israel.
• It follows a Led By Donkeys documentary that exposed UKLFI’s tactics, spotlighting aggressive legal campaigns against performers such as Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s Mo Chara.
• Mo Chara is due in court next month on a terror charge linked to UKLFI’s report over a Hezbollah flag display at a gig.