‘BBC FAILED': UK Govt EXPLODES Over ‘Death To IDF' Chants By Rapper Bob Vylan
UK Culture Minister Lisa Nandy said that the UK government "will not tolerate antisemitism" after the frontman of rap group Bob Vylan led an anti-Israel chant during the Glastonbury festival. The London-based duo, which often tackles racism in its tracks, has been slammed by international and British politicians after the group led the crowds in chants of "Death to the IDF." "We do not accept that incitement to violence, hate speech, or antisemitism is art," said Nandy. There was also a furore in the UK Parliament over BBC for livestreaming the chants. Watch.
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