As a native European, it can sometimes be hard to find the fine line between hate speech and free speech under the U.S. Constitution. Why is it considered free speech when someone burns an Israeli flag in New York’s Washington Square Park during a Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration? Why is chanting “Globalize the intifada”—a slogan that openly calls for the murder of Jews worldwide—protected under the First Amendment?

Questions about such blurred lines can be raised about the Irish hip-hop band Kneecap, scheduled for a multi-city tour this fall across the United States and Canada.

During their previous performance in April at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Southern California, Kneecap projected the message “F**k Israel, Free Palestine” and encouraged the crowd to chant it.

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