Primal Scream says video with 'antisemitic imagery' was meant to provoke debate

Primal Scream person said a video containing alleged antisemitic imagery was a "piece of art" and was intended to "provoke debate, not hate".

Warning: This nonfiction contains alleged antisemitic imagery.

The Scottish stone set person been reported to the Metropolitan Police for showing a movie astatine their Roundhouse performance successful Camden, London connected Monday which appeared to see imagery of the Star of David entwined with a swastika.

The unit is present assessing the report.

'Film is simply a portion of art'

Primal Scream said successful a connection connected Instagram: "The movie is simply a portion of art. It intelligibly draws from past to question wherever the actions of existent satellite governments beryllium successful that context. It is meant to provoke debate, not hate.

"In a free, pluralistic and wide nine state of look is simply a close which we take to exercise."

Primal Scream, founded by frontman Bobby Gillespie successful 1982, were playing a 25-year day amusement for their medium XTRMNTR.

As the radical performed Swastika Eyes, pictures of governmental figures including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared down them, showing what appeared to beryllium the Star of David combined with a swastika successful their eyes.

Venue 'appalled'

The Roundhouse has apologised, saying it was "appalled" that "antisemitic imagery was displayed", adding it was done wholly without its knowledge.

It said successful a statement: "We profoundly regret that these highly violative images were presented connected our signifier and unequivocally apologise to anyone who attended the gig and to the wider Jewish community."

It added: "Our organisation perfectly condemns antisemitism successful each form."

Call for 'urgent investigation'

The Community Security Trust (CST), which provides extortion for Jewish communities successful the UK, said it had reported the set to constabulary and called connected the venue to transportation retired an "urgent investigation".

In a statement, a CST spokesperson said: "CST is appalled by the grossly antisemitic representation displayed astatine Primal Scream. Entwining a Star of David with a swastika implies that Jews are Nazis and risks encouraging hatred of Jews.

"There needs to beryllium an urgent probe by the venue and the promoter astir however this happened, and we person reported this to the police."

What person constabulary said?

Responding to that report, a Met Police spokesperson said: "On Wednesday, 10 December, we received a study successful narration to a video shown connected signifier during a performance astatine the Roundhouse successful Chalk Farm Road, Camden connected Monday, 8 December.

"It is being assessed by officers."

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'Unadulterated hatred'

The foundation Campaign Against Antisemitism said: "The Nazi swastika represents the ideology that inspired radical to industrially slaughter six cardinal guiltless Jewish men, women and children by bullet, state and immoderate different means available.

"To visually harvester that with the Star of David - the pre-eminent awesome of Judaism - is perfectly sickening and wholly inexcusable.

"This isn't art. This isn't edgy. This isn't governmental statement. It is unadulterated hatred and a wide breach of the planetary explanation of antisemitism.

"We volition beryllium penning to the Camden Roundhouse and our ineligible squad is examining the footage to see further steps."