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Brendan O’Neill alleges Ed Sheeran was ostracised in Ireland over Gaza stance
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"It’s like McCarthyism in a keffiyeh." - Brendan O'Neill
What was said
"It's like McCarthyism in a kafir. You have to embibe all of this stuff or you risk being punished. And it's played out really dramatically in Ireland where um one radio station removed Ted Sheeran's songs. They said, "We're not playing him anymore because of his sins of failing to speak out.""
Brendan O’Neill alleges on Triggernometry that Ed Sheeran faced online abuse and protests in Ireland for not backing the pro-Palestinian campaign. He claims an Irish radio station stopped playing Sheeran’s music and says politicians and newspapers condemned him for not speaking out.
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- Speaker
- Brendan O'Neill · guest
- Programme
- Triggernometry
- Episode
- "It’s like McCarthyism in a keffiyeh." - Brendan O'Neill
- Clip time
- 1:32
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