Pressure for Radiohead to boycott Israel grew following the outbreak of the Gaza war in 2023. Jonny Greenwood, whose wife is Israeli, was criticised for performing in Tel Aviv with Tassa in May 2024, and responded in a statement that Israeli artists should not be silenced. In October, Yorke temporarily left the stage after he was heckled by a pro-Palestine protester at a solo concert in Melbourne. In May 2025, two UK concerts by Jonny Greenwood and Tassa were canceled following threats to the venues and staff. Colin Greenwood described the cancellation as “a curtailment of free speech and the possibilities of forging bonds between people with music and art”.
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