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Disturbed frontman David Draiman has called Tom Morello “shameful” after the guitarist praised the Irish hip-hop act Kneecap as “clearly the Rage Against the Machine of now.”
Kneecap made headlines at Coachella earlier this year for their pro-Palestine, anti-Israel messaging, at one point displaying the message “Fuck Israel, free Palestine” on the screens behind them. Draiman previously supported Sharon Osbourne’s call for the members of Kneecap to have their work visas revoked.
Morello recently told The Strombo Show, “I mean, they’re clearly the Rage Against The Machine of now. Like, there’s them and there’s a gap to the next one. … What they’re doing in their art is what people could probably stand to do more in their lives: to really speak truth to power. And, you know, Kneecap are not terrorists.”
Draiman, who is Jewish and who has family members who live in Israel, shared an article detailing Morello’s aforementioned interview on X/Twitter, and wrote, “Shameful. Truly. Wish I could say I was shocked.”
The Disturbed singer added, “Guess my family doesn’t count, when it comes to my ‘friend’s’ virtue signaling for those who support terror, and incite Jew hatred.”
Both Draiman and Morello performed July 5th at the “Back to the Beginning” concert marking the final performances of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. Draiman was met with boos from a portion of the crowd, likely due to his strong support for Israel. He later said reports of the booing were exaggerated but did acknowledge that he did hear some boos from “a few Jew-hating morons.”
See David Draiman’s post on X/Twitter and Tom Morello interview discussing Kneecap below.
Shameful. Truly.
Wish I could say I was shocked.
Guess my family doesn’t count, when it comes to my “friend’s” virtue signaling for those who support terror, and incite Jew hatred. https://t.co/tbRNB3jDu4
— David Draiman 🟦🎗️🇺🇸🇮🇱✡️☮️ (@davidmdraiman) July 12, 2025
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