Irish rap group Kneecap rebuffed critics of comments it made about Israel during a Coachella performance, arguing that the statements were “not aggressive” when compared to Israel’s actions in Gaza.

During a Coachella set April 18, the rap group led chants of “free, free Palestine” and displayed messages condemning Israel’s actions, accusing it of committing genocide against Palestinians with U.S. support, according to The Guardian. Kneecap’s Mo Chara criticized Israel’s bombing of Gaza, calling it genocide.

“The Palestinians have nowhere to go,” Chara said. “It’s their [expletive] home and they’re bombing them from the skies. If you’re not calling it a genocide, what the [expletive] are you calling it?”

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