All five members of Radiohead spoke with Jonathan Dean for a new wide-ranging interview in The Sunday Times . At one point, Thom Yorke reflected on the band’s decision to perform in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2017, and the backlash that ensued. “I was in the hotel,” Yorke recalled, “when some guy, clearly connected high up, approaches me to thank me. It horrified me, truly, that the gig was being hijacked. So I get it—sort of. At the time I thought the gig made sense, but as soon as I got there and that guy came up? Get me the f*** out.”

Dean followed up by asking Yorke if he would perform again in Israel, noting that the interview took place before the latest cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas. “Absolutely not,” Yorke said. “I wouldn’t want to be 5,000 miles anywhere nea

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