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British Band Denies Support for Yahya Sinwar After Showing Footage of Late Hamas Leader at UK Concert

During their June 2025 concert near Manchester, British band Massive Attack displayed footage depicting Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas, along with his family seeking refuge in tunnels in Gaza.
The footage, captured on October 10, 2023, shortly after Hamas’ deadly October 7 assault on Israel, was first made public by the Israel Defense Forces and featured within a digital collage protesting various global injustices.
The montage, titled 'Open the Doors to the Merchants of Death', juxtaposed Sinwar's footage with scenes from Jean Cocteau's film Orpheus to convey a tone of horrified lament criticizing those in power.
Massive Attack faced strong backlash online, prompting them to state they reject any glorification of the footage and claim critics misinterpret their artistic context amid broader political attempts to silence activists.
The event underscores persistent conflicts involving artistic freedom, activism, and political issues, highlighting Massive Attack’s long-term refusal to perform in Israel as part of a broader boycott and their criticism of corporate sponsorships linked to arms investments.

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British Band Denies Support for Yahya Sinwar After Showing Footage of Late Hamas Leader at UK Concert

Hamas leader and Oct. 7 pogrom mastermind Yahya Sinwar addressing a rally in Gaza. Photo: Reuters/braheem Abu Mustafa The British trip-hop group Massive Attack released a statement on Monday in response to controversy surrounding a video montage it displayed at a recent concert in the United Kingdom that included footage of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who masterminded the Palestinian terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre across southe…

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