Hungary has banned Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country to perform at a music festival, accusing the band of using antisemitic hate speech and praising Palestinian militant group Hamas, a government spokesperson said on Thursday.

Irish-language rap group Kneecap have been fervently and continuously using their platform to raise awareness about the genocide happening in Palestine. They’ve gotten a lot of shit about it, including calls from right-wing politicians to kick them off the Glastonbury lineup,