Worried about just what veteran Irish rockers U2 make of the geo-political upheavals currently roiling the Middle East in general and the future of a stand-alone Palestinian state in particular? Worry no more. The band has issued a statement on the matter.

U2 directly addressed Israel and Gaza, saying the conflict has now reached “uncharted territory” as it sought to give its fans a full, unexpurgated view of the bands’s political position.

In a joint message posted on U2’s website and social media on Sunday, the band wrote:

Everyone has long been horrified by what is unfolding in Gaza — but the blocking of humanitarian aid and now plans for a military takeover of Gaza City has taken the conflict into uncharted territory. We are not experts in the politics of the region, but we want

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