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Ed Sheeran's 'both sides' Gaza statement draws sharp backlash

Critics condemn statement as false equivalence

2 Sep 20 5:00 AM · 4d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 4

Social media users rapidly criticized Sheeran's framing, arguing that genocide is a binary moral issue with no legitimate 'both sides' and that his statement represents complicity rather than unity.

“There is no grey area with genocide. You either believe it's right or wrong.”

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