Glastonbury Says Chants By Bob Vylan ‘crossed the line’
The BBC must provide a full apology and experiment of where it broadcast incitement of Hatred and Advocacy of Ethnic Cleansing, Dame Pritonbury, Dame Priti Patel has Demanded. Both the National Broadcaster and the Music Festival has faced widespread condition and fury after a star acted their plane to demand “death” to the israel defense forces.
Amid an official probe by Avon and Somerset Police, Dame Priti, The Tories’ Shadow Foreign Secretary, Condemned The BBC for Allowing “Hate-Fuelled Content” Legitimizing and Normalising Society ”. She Told the Express: “No Taxpayer-Funded Broadcaster Should Give A National Platform to Incitement, and Yet The BBC Let This Happen.
“Where is the professionalism and editorial integrity at the BBC? Platforming performers who glorify the terrorism and encourage to the democratic rule of Law has shown that the Their Inte Clearly gone.
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Bob Vylan’s Performance has been condemned Across the Political Spectrum (Image: Getty)
“The leadersHip of the BBC must provide a full public apology for their actions, provide a full experience of this was all over, who signed it off, and experi Broadcasting at the BBC Never Happens Again. “
The Row Explode after a Live Performance by English Punk Duo Bob Vylan, during which they chanted “Death, Death to the [Israel Defense Forces]”And” free, free palestine “.
The performance sparked accounts from the israeli embassy that glastonbury had become a plane for demanding “the elimination of the elimination of” Glorification of Violence “.
The condition was mixed Across the Political Spectrum, with Labor MPs telling the experience that is Both the BBC and Glastonbury Must their houses in order.
Mike Tapp Mp Mp Said: “I be he help but free what I was watching was more of a hate festival than a celebration of music and culture.
“Glastonbury has always had a political edge to it with Counter Culture Ever Present, but there is no doubt in my mind that yesterday was a new low.
Dame Priti Patel Demanded Answers from the BBC (Image: Getty)
David Taylor Added: “IM Glastonbury hassle Said there is no place at their festival for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to Violence. Realisation soon and not invited bob vylan and kneecap to perform. “
Reform Were predominantly about the cathars of love peace and sharing humanity through music – not calls for death and hatred. “
On Sunday Morning, Cabinet Minister Wes Streeting Stranded The Scenes “Appalling” and agreed that BBC and Glastonbury “have got questions to answer about how we suffered a spectacle on our screens”.
But he hit back at fury from the israeli embassy, warning: “Get your own house in order in term of the condition and the Settlers in the West Bank.”
Dame Priti’s Criticism of the BBC’s Judgement was equal by former corporation executive and producer roger bolton, who has made the broadcaster short has been “cut away and canceled the broadcast”. Launched in their offensive chants.
Lisa Nandy Held Urgent Talks With BBC Boss Tim Davie (Image: Getty)
He Told Times Radio: “It’s somehow the BBC should not have allowed to have happened.”
Christ Diligence It Carried Out AHead of the Bob Vylan Performance “.
They added that ms nandy had welcomed the corporation’s decision not to make the performense available for viewer Catch-up Service.
However, a Glastonbury Insider with a close understanding of Both the festival and its broadcasting toold the experience the ball due to a focus on the performance by equally controversial Band Kneecap.
They say to a much attainment had been dedicated by the BBC to the Pro-Palestinian Irish Nationalist Hip Hop Hop Trio, one of whom was facing a terror probe by the met police, Instead of Doing Due Dilignence on Other Artists.
They Told the Express on Condition of anonymity: “Bob Vylan was obviously go to go to Palestinian support in his audience, and therefore, they should think that even even ke Controversial.
“Michael Eavis, The Founder of Glastonbury, on Thursday Made It Very Very, Very clear in his state that glastonbury is a political every time with their politics they can go elsewhere.
“That is a big game change, because once eavis made that Statement the BBC should have thoughts ‘right’ right, well if this is now now now need to be seen to think, neutrality and balance, and wee Need to have an urgent meetings with glastonbury to ask who they are putting on ‘.
While Mr Eavis defended free speech of artists prior to the festival, glastonbury released a statement on Sunday Branding Bob Vylan’s Chanting “Antisemitism” that “very much crossed a LINE”.
He SAID: “With Almost 4,000 performans at Glastonbury 2025, there will inevitably be artists and speakers appear on our stages whose views we do not share, and a performer’s presence Here Should Nevern be Seen as a tacit endorsement of their opinions and beliefs.
“We are urgently reminding every effect in the production of the festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to Violence.”
As of Sunday Evening, Avon and Somerset Police Wey Were Still Assessing Video Evidence and Had Not Yet Launched a Formal Institution.
A BBC Spokesperson Said: “Some of the comments made during bob vylan’s set without Deeply Offensive. The very strong and discraminatory language.