Kneecap say footage taken from some of their performances is being "deliberately taken out of context".
It's after UK counter-terrorism police said they were investigating old videos, in which it's alleged members of the band called for the death of conservative MPs and praised Hamas and Hezbollah.
In a statement, published on the group's social media pages, they say establishment figures are "desperate to silence" them, and have combed through footage "extracting a handful of words from months or years ago to manufacture moral hysteria".
The trio go on to say they "do not, and have never. supported Hamas or Hezbollah" and condemn all attacks on civilians.
The statement continues: "we also reject any suggestion that we would seek to incite violence against any MP or individual. Ever. An extract of footage, deliberately taken out of all context, is now being exploited and weaponised, as if it were a call to action."
The group has apologised to the Amess and Cox families - the families of murdered British poiticians, who voiced concerns over the alleged statements - saying they never intended to cause them hurt.
KNEECAP STATEMENT:
They want you to believe words are more harmful than genocide.
Establishment figures, desperate to silence us, have combed through hundreds of hours of footage and interviews, extracting a handful of words from months or years ago to manufacture moral… pic.twitter.com/qZht5532Zf
— KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) April 28, 2025
Throughout the statement, the Belfast rap group call for all anger to be redirected towards the situation in Gaza. It reads:
This distortion is not only absurd - it is a transparent effort to derail the real conversation.
"All two million Palestinian people in Gaza are currently being starved to death by Israel.
At least 20,000 children in Gaza have been killed. The British government continues to supply arms to Israel, even after scores of NHS doctors warned Keir Starmer in August that children were being systematically executed with sniper shots to the head.
Instead of defending innocent people or the principles of international law, the powerful in Britain have abetted slaughter and famine.
This is where real anger and outrage should be directed towards."
The band has been making headlines for their pro-Palestine stance since their Coachella performances earlier this month.
