Julian Casablancas, the singer of The Strokes, expands on earlier remarks about Zionism during a speech at the Oxford Union. Earlier in the year, he drew widespread attention for comments comparing the behavior of “American Zionists” to aspects of race and power in the United States. In those remarks, Casablancas said American Zionists “get the benefits of white privileged people but talk like they are Black people during slavery.” According to coverage of his Oxford Union appearance, he addresses and develops those ideas further during the event, which has been circulated online in full or in part. Reporting across outlets focuses on the same core claim and highlights that the Oxford Union speech provides additional context. The articles note the viral nature of the earlier quote and present the later appearance as an expansion of his position rather than a new topic. The statements remain controversial and are presented in the reports primarily through their quoted language and the setting of the speech.