U2 shared a lengthy post on their website clarifying the band members’ individual stances on Israel and Gaza . “We are not experts in the politics of the region, but we want our audience to know where we each stand,” the Irish group wrote.

Each band member— Bono , the Edge , Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr.—shared a statement with their thoughts on the ongoing war, which has transpired since Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Bono noted that since then he has “generally tried to stay out of the politics of the Middle East.” “This was not humility, more uncertainty in the face of obvious complexity,” he said. “I have over recent months written about the war in Gaza in The Atlantic and spoken about it in The Observer , but I circled the subject.”

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