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Israeli military, Glastonbury Festival and hate chants

Even before Glastonbury Festival hate chants, UK Jews warned of alarming rise in antisemitism

As U.K. antisemitism hits record highs with 3,528 incidents in 2024, Jews say hate like Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury chant is ignored by leaders who still downplay threats to the community’s safety.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Glastonbury Festival act’s chant against Israeli military sparks UK police review

British police are reviewing video footage of rap punk duo Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set after one of the artists led chants slammed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as “appalling hate speech.”

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

US revokes visas for musicians after band leads chants against Israeli military

The London-based Bob Vylan duo called for the death of the Israeli military at Glastonbury music festival over the weekend.

Bob Vylan, Glastonbury and Antisemitism

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan says it’s being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury

LONDON (AP) — Rap-punk duo Bob Vylan on Tuesday rejected claims of antisemitism over onstage comments at the Glastonbury Festival that triggered a police investigation and sparked criticism from politicians, the BBC and festival organizers. The band said in a statement that it was being “targeted for speaking up” about the war in Gaza.

UPI on MSN · 1d

BBC apologizes for streaming Bob Vylan's 'anti-Semitic' Glastonbury set

The BBC has apologized for live-streaming Bob Vylan's Glastonbury Music Festival set over the weekend, calling it "deeply offensive" and "anti-Semitic."

The Hollywood Reporter on MSN · 2d

Glastonbury Organizers "Appalled" by Bob Vylan Chants: "There Is No Place for Antisemitism"

IDF chants made by performer Bob Vylan at the U.K. music festival. The rap duo have come under fire for encouraging audiences at the event in Somerset, England, to join in on shouting "death to the IDF" [the Israel Defense Forces] during their set on the West Holts stage on Saturday.

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BBC failure to stop Glastonbury antisemitism rant ‘a national shame’ blasts Chief Rabbi as fury mounts

BBC boss Tim Davie was battered over the Glastonbury antisemitism rant yesterday — as senior politicians called for him to ...

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How the antisemitic meltdown at the Glastonbury Festival unfolded

When Pascal Robinson-Foster, 34, a rapper from Ipswich, U.K., who goes by “Bobby Vylan” came on stage Saturday afternoon at ...

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Authorities Investigate Rapper for ‘Death to the IDF’ Chant at Glastonbury Festival as Antisemitism Engulfs Britain’s Summer Music Scene

Authorities Investigate Rapper for ‘Death to the IDF’ Chant at Glastonbury Festival as Antisemitism Engulfs Britain’s Summer Music Scene. Separately, a Pro-Israel singer, Azealia Banks, says she ...

Olivia Rodrigo Brings Out The Cure’s Robert Smith as She Wraps Up Politically Charged Glastonbury

A sweet moment also occurred during Rodrigo's headline set when she dedicated the tune "so american" to Brit boyfriend and ...

Kneecap Brings Pro-Palestinian Politics Back Onstage at Glastonbury

The band landed in trouble over anti-Israel statements, and a member faces a terrorism charge. But at Britain’s biggest music ...

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Chief rabbi attacks BBC for airing 'vile Jew hate' at Glastonbury

Sir Ephraim Mirvis made his comments after a live broadcast of Bob Vylan at Glastonbury festival went out on the BBC The UK's ...

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