Overview
- Casablancas, whose SubwayTakes episode posted Tuesday, said “American Zionists get the benefits of white privileged people but talk like they are Black people during slavery.”
- He added that the Oct. 7 Hamas attack was “bad” but did not excuse oppression and said indoctrination fuels tribal thinking and broad brainwashing.
- Host Kareem Rahma agreed and said Zionists claim oppression while attending Tel Aviv weddings, citing reports of more than 80,000 deaths in Gaza.
- The comments followed the Strokes’ weekend Coachella set that closed with a montage calling out U.S. actions in Iran and showing footage tied to the destruction of universities in Iran and Gaza.
- An uncut YouTube upload captured the exchange as shorter social clips left it out, with the band set to release Reality Awaits on June 26 and embark on a world tour.