A British judge has dropped the terrorism charge against Mo Chara, one of three members of the Irish rap band Kneecap that inaugurated a wave of anti-Israel protests at music festivals.

Chara, the stage name of Liam O’Hanna, was charged with the offense in May , after video circulated showing him holding a Hezbollah flag at a November 2024 concert. The manner in which he held the flag, prosecutors said, would “arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a proscribed organisation, namely Hizballah.”

In the video, circulated by the group’s critics, O’Hanna appears to be chanting “Up Hamas, Up Hezbollah.” Kneecap later issued a statement denouncing the groups, which have attacked Israel, at the urging of the Irish prime minister.

A British judge ruled on Friday, O’Hanna’s lates

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