The government has “strongly condemned” chants at Glastonbury Festival from rap punk duo Bob Vylan calling for “death” to the Israeli military and broadcast live on the BBC.

Rapper Bobby Vylan led chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]” during their set, which came just before Belfast rap trio Kneecap.

A BBC spokesperson said some of the comments were “deeply offensive”, adding it had issued a warning on screen about “very strong and discriminatory language”. The set will not be available to rewatch on BBC iPlayer.

Police said they were reviewing videos of comments made by Bob Vylan and Kneecap to decide whether any offences had been committed.

  • kreskin@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Comparing Israel to Nazi-Germany is antisemitic

    I no longer subscribe to people telling me what is and what is not antisemitic. I’ll use my own brain for that, thanks.

    We’ve seen too much abuse and restriction of language and crybullying from zionists to let that language be defined by you lot anymore. Hey did you see this one? The very word “Palestine” is itself a “genocide” against the zionists.

    https://www.jns.org/the-word-palestine-is-genocide/

    And heres one of Netenyahu calling IDF soldiers antisemitic who talk about their atrocities. I guess its “semitic” to keep crimes secret? Is that what you personally require to keep that “antisemitic” accusation from being thrown out?
    https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/06/28/netanyahu-says-its-antisemitic-for-israeli-soldiers-to-describe-their-own-atrocities/

    I think the fact that you zionists wrung the holocaust for all the marketing value it was worth in order to commit your own gencocide on innocents is disgusting and wildly criminal. You belong in prison.

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      7 hours ago

      If this was the 40s, that person would have def be defending the nazis