Thom Yorke The Smile in concert, Eventim Apollo, London, UK - 10 Mar 2024 Michal Augustini/Shutterstock

Radiohead singer Thom Yorke has said he would no longer perform in Israel after the band came under scrutiny for playing in Tel Aviv in 2017.

In an interview with British newspaper The Sunday Times , conducted before the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was agreed, Yorke said he would “absolutely not” perform in Israel.

“I wouldn’t want to be 5,000 miles anywhere near the Netanyahu regime but Jonny has roots there,” he told the publication, in reference to Radiohead’s lead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.

CNN is reaching out to the Israeli prime minister’s office for comment.

Greenwood told the Sunday Times he “politely” disagreed with Yorke.

“I would argue that the government i

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