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Colombian rapper stomps Israeli flag onstage

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Chelo Hop stepped on an Israeli flag onstage and chanted “Palestina libre” during her Hip Hop al Parque set; Israel's ambassador to Colombia publicly condemned the act.

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LOn Repeat, live Monday, and a festival set just became international news.
LColombian rapper Chelo Hop stomped on an Israeli flag during her set at Hip Hop al Parque in Bogotá, chanting 'Palestina libre.'
CIsrael's ambassador is already condemning it. This is going to blow up.
LAnd I get it—hip-hop has always been political. Artists use their platform.
CSure, but stomping on a flag is deliberate provocation, not a lyric. It's a symbol to millions.
LFlags have been burned on stage since the sixties. It's performance, not policy.
CPerformance that gets real people angry. There's a line between protest and disrespect.
LAnd she crossed it, you think?
CFor me, yeah. You can support Palestine without attacking a whole country's symbol.
LFair. Still, the festival's probably thrilled with the headlines.
CSpeaking of music news, Pop Crave says Latto's doing Hot Ones this Thursday.
LI'd pay to watch her hit the last dab. She'll probably rap through the pain.
CShe's got the spice tolerance, I bet. We'll see if she cries.

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