Massive Attack has formed a new alliance with various artists, including Brian Eno and Kneecap, to support musicians facing intimidation for voicing criticism against Israel's military actions in Gaza. The coalition addresses incidents of attempted censorship and legal threats from organized groups like UK Lawyers for Israel. Their collective statement condemns the atmosphere of fear that prevents artists from speaking out. They emphasize solidarity with vulnerable artists and encourage those in need of support to reach out for assistance.
"The scenes in Gaza have moved beyond description. We write as artists who've chosen to use our public platforms to speak out against the genocide occurring there & the role of the UK government in facilitating it."
"Having withstood these campaigns of attempted censorship, we won't stand by & allow other artists - particularly those at earlier stages of their careers or in other positions of vulnerability - to be threatened into silence or career cancellation."
"This collective action is really about offering some kind of solidarity to those artists who are living day after day in a screen-time genocide, but are worried about using their platforms to express their horror at that because of the level of censorship within their industry."
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