A British flavor of "everything we don't like is terrorism" encountered reality today in the form of Woolich Crown Court, where Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled the case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh "unlawful" and tossed it. The Belfast artist, better known as Mo Chara, faced a terrorism charge after displaying a Hezbollah flag at a London gig to protest the war in Gaza.

In a statement posted to Kneecap's social media, Mo Chara said the prosecution was never about terrorism, but about attempts to silence criticism of Israel. "This entire process was never about me… It was always about Gaza. About what happens if you dare to speak up," he said. "Your attempts to silence us have failed because we are right and you are wrong," he added. "We will not be silent. Free Palesti

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