Maybe the members of Kneecap and Disturbed's David Draiman need to sit in a room and hash things out. The problem with that is that no hashing would occur. They almost certainly will each keep their own views and keep arguing with one another.
Much of this has its source in the farewell concert for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, though Ozzy and Sabbath have nothing to do with it. Draiman appeared as part of Supergroup A at the show and was booed. That stemmed from him being photographed signing an Israeli military bomb that was going to be used to drop on Palestine.
Kneecap, meanwhile, has been a lightning rod of political heat for nearly their entire career. That is how the hip-hop trio wants it. They started with a mission to keep the Irish language alive in Northern Ireland, while the British government has always tried to suppress it.
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That is what happens when a foreign government takes over another country, even in the case of Northern Ireland's case the invasion happened centuries ago.
Tom Morello, who was the music director for the Ozzy and Sabbath show and is the former guitarist for Rage Against the Machine, got involved in the online feud between Kneecap and Draiman when he said on a recent episode of The Strombo Show that the Irish trio was the "Rage Against the Machine of now."
Draiman called Morello's words "shameful" because Draiman appears to think no one else's opinion counts except for his. People have a right to disagree with how Kneecap approaches the Gaza conflict, but signing bombs is a different thing altogether.
This is where Kneecap had an issue with Draiman. On July 13, the hip-hop group posted a photo of Draiman signing the Israeli bomb on X/Twitter and wrote, in part, "We don't care what religion anyone is...or if they've one at all. We love all sound (expletive). Smiling and signing bombs dropped to murder kids and other people's families just makes you a straight up (expletive)."
Draiman couldn't let that go and posted a reaction (and a bad attempt to try to hurt the members of Kneecap's feelings) that said, "Here’s the thing, and I’ll speak to you in small words, so you understand. That shell was meant for HAMAS. You know, the organization who has sworn to murder all Jews, not just Israelis, time and time again, including my family. You shoot at Jews? Expect Jews to shoot back."
Part of the problem with Draiman's constant diatribe recently is that he implies anyone who has a different view than his about Gaza is "Jew hating." Sadly, there probably are some people who are doing that, but the vast majority seem to be hoping that the violence can end, and, to them, Draiman getting photographed signing a bomb is offensive.
Unfortunately, the Kneecap and David Draiman feud will have no real ending, but let's hope there is at least a long-lasting pause. The world has other things to worry about.