Overview

• Yorke condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as extremist and urged global pressure to end its control over Gaza and the West Bank.
• He denounced the blockade of aid to Gaza as horrific and said Israel’s self-defence claim has given way to an agenda of permanent occupation.
• Yorke also condemned Hamas for its October 7, 2023 attacks, accusing the group of cynically using its people’s suffering for political purposes.
• He criticized online “witch-hunts,” arguing that social media pressure campaigns heighten fear and oversimplify the conflict instead of fostering meaningful dialogue.
• The 2025 statement follows a year of backlash over Radiohead’s Israel ties, including a Melbourne concert confrontation and UK show cancellations linked to BDS pressure on Jonny Greenwood.