Huge Assault members face reentry bans and a unbroken license probe after elevating a Palestinian flag throughout a Singapore live performance.
Huge Assault faces a Singapore ban after authorities punished its members for elevating a Palestinian flag and backing Gaza onstage.
Huge Assault carried out Wednesday at The Star Theatre, the place two members displayed the flag as the gang cheered.
One member additionally shouted “Free Palestine,” whereas concertgoers reportedly joined the mantra in the course of the politically charged finale.
Singapore authorities stated police investigated two members for supporting a political trigger and displaying a international nationwide emblem with out permission.
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“The police take a critical view of acts which might doubtlessly hurt the racial and non secular concord in Singapore and urge the general public, together with foreigners, to chorus from importing international politics as this will undermine our social cohesion and the rule of legislation,” authorities stated.
Each males acquired stern warnings and reentry bans, whereas regulators stated future functions for Huge Assault performances can be rejected.
The investigation started after studies have been lodged, whereas the media authority individually reviewed whether or not the live performance broke license phrases barring flags for causes.
Huge Assault has spent years pairing its darkish, genre-bending music with protests in opposition to struggle, surveillance and authorities energy.
Final 12 months, the group helped type an artists’ alliance after declaring Gaza had “moved past description” and accusing Israel of genocide.
That stand displays a widening argument that Israel’s response to Hamas’ October 7 assault produced a severely lopsided human toll.
Hamas-led fighters killed roughly 1,200 folks, largely civilians, and seized 251 hostages in the course of the 2023 assault on southern Israel. By July 29, Gaza’s Well being Ministry reported 73,333 Palestinian deaths, greater than 61 occasions the October 7 determine.
The ministry doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants, though United Nations reporting attributes its casualty figures on to the company.
Israel says its forces goal militants and denies genocide or struggle crimes, whereas assaults have continued regardless of an October 2025 ceasefire.
The Worldwide Legal Court docket issued a 2024 warrant accusing Netanyahu of alleged struggle crimes, although Israel rejects the court docket’s authority.
The episode follows AllHipHop’s protection of Kneecap, one other act punished after turning assist for Palestinians right into a public flashpoint.
Netanyahu is making ready to handle the September United Nations gathering in New York after assembly with Trump in Washington, whereas Mayor Zohran Mamdani desires federal authorities to execute the warrant.
