The manager of rap group Kneecap has said the band spoke truth during their performance at the Coachella music festival last week.
The band, made up of DJ Próvaí, Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap, performed at the California festival in front of projections that accused Israel of "committing genocide against the Palestinian people".
The projections also said it is "being enabled by the US government who arm and fund Israel despite their war crimes".
"F*** Israel Free Palestine," another screen read.
Speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime, Daniel Lambert said the band showed "bravery and conviction" to stand up for what is right.
"If somebody is hurt by the truth, that’s something for them to be hurt by, but it’s really important to speak truth. Thankfully the lads are not afraid to do that," he said.
Mr Lambert said the band received death threats in the wake of their performance at Coachella.
He described the threats as "too severe to get into".
The band had faced some criticism following the performance, including from Sharon Osbourne, who said their US work visas should be revoked.
Mr Lambert questioned the relevance of Ms Osbourne’s comments.
"Why aren’t we talking about the opinion of Omar Bartov, an Israeli-American genocide expert, who concludes that Israel are committing genocide?
"Why should we care what Sharon Osbourne thinks? I certainly don’t," he said.
Mr Lambert praised Kneecap’s efforts to highlight the war in Palestine.
"To the band's massive credit, there's three young working-class people here who have built a career for themselves, on the basis of the Irish language, music, culture and identity.
"They have the bravery and conviction, especially where they've come from in a post-conflict society, to stand up for what’s right," he said.
Mr Lambert said the band should be praised for making a stand "despite the fact it may harm their careers, and their income".
"It’s an extremely strong position for young people to take, especially young people from a working-class background," he added.
Mr Lambert said many people had also contacted the band after their performance to say "thank you for saying what is right, what is just and something that sadly isn’t said enough".
He said the focus should shift to Israeli actions in Palestine, rather than other people’s opinions.
Israel has imposed a total blockade on all supplies to Gaza since the start of March and relaunched its military operations on 18 March after the collapse of a ceasefire.
Since Israel's latest campaign resumed in Gaza, at least 1,928 people have been killed, local health officials have said, while Israeli attacks have killed 51,305 Palestinians since 7 October 2023.
The United Nations considers the figures to be reliable.
Hamas's attack on Israel that ignited the war resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.
Hamas, who is currently holding 59 hostages in Gaza, said it would only free the remaining hostages under a deal that ends the war.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has urged Hamas to free all hostages, saying their captivity provided Israel with "excuses" to attack Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that while war came with a heavy price, Israel had "no choice but to continue fighting for our very existence, until victory".
Health officials in Gaza issued a warning yesterday that healthcare faced total collapse from Israel's blockade of all supplies.
Head of the United Nations Palestinian relief agency UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini described the blockade as collective punishment of Gaza's people.
"The siege must be lifted, supplies must flow in, the hostages must be released, the ceasefire must resume," Mr Lazzarini said in a post on X.
