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The UK\u2019s Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has reportedly called for US musician DJ Haram to be barred from entering the UK following her recent remarks at the Sydney Biennale. <\/p>\n
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Last month, the New Jersey artist, whose real name is Zubeyda Muzeyyen, gave an impassioned pro-Palestine speech during an opening event at the annual festival, sharing her support of those suffering humanitarian crises in Palestine, Iran and Lebanon. <\/p>\n
During her speech, she allegedly chanted \u201cFrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free\u201d – a politically charged phrase that refers to the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Pro-Palestinian activists say the phrase is a call for equality after decades of Israeli military rule over Palestinians; many Jews see it as a call for the destruction of Israel. <\/p>\n
\u201cI refuse to comply with artwashing the genocide,\u201d she reportedly said. \u201cIt\u2019s our duty to protect the planet, and it\u2019s our duty to oppose the Zio-Australian-Epstein empire. Until Palestine is free, none of us are free.\u201d <\/p>\n
These comments resulted in a police investigation in Australia. However, the New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon suggested that her comments were unlikely to constitute a criminal offence. <\/p>\n
“It’s important to know that hate crimes, hate speech, has a high bar,” he told ABC Radio Sydney<\/a>. “There’s a reason for that high bar. Obviously free speech is something we value in this country.” <\/p>\n In sharp contrast, Chris Philp has asked that Muzeyyen be banned from performing at her upcoming UK shows, reportedly telling the publication Jewish News: \u201cThe last thing this country needs is a visit from yet another international musician embroiled in allegations of antisemitism and promoting terrorism\u201d – alluding to the Home Office\u2019s recent decision to ban Kanye \u2018Ye\u2019 West from entering the UK<\/strong><\/a> to perform at the now-cancelled Wireless Festival.<\/p>\n \u201cAs the Government continues to struggle to get a grip on the relentless wave of anti-Jewish racism and Islamist extremism in the UK, it is patently not conducive to the public good for Zubeyda Muzeyyen (DJ Haram) to perform here,\u201d he reportedly said. \u201cThe Home Secretary needs to get a grip and ban her.\u201d <\/p>\n As of writing, DJ Haram is still set to perform at London\u2019s Phonox on 17 April, before shows in Brimingham and Manchester later this month. <\/p>\n