Fury as Glastonbury crowd chants ‘death to the IDF' during Bob Vylan set aired live on BBC
GLASTONBURY crowds chanted "Death to the IDF" and "Free Palestine" led by a punk duo at the festival.
English group Bob Vylan, based in London, were streamed live by the BBC and performed directly before controversial group Kneecap.
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Bob Vylan performing on the West Holts stage during the Glastonbury Festival
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Video posted on X heard the crowds chant along with Bobby Vylan, the singer and guitarist, and Bobbie Vylan, the drummer.
The pair use stage names to maintain their privacy.
The footage first hears the band members and crowds chant "Free free" before Bobby says: "Have you heard this one though?
"Death, death, to the IDF."
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The crowds then parrot the chant back at him.
It comes after the Irish language rap trio Kneecap had a string of recent incidents including one of its members being charged with a terror offence.
Kneecap also shared an image of a "terror group" T-shirt before leading a Glastonbury crowd in another "free Palestine" chant.
Balaclava-clad rapper JJ O Dochartaigh was seen in an X post wearing the top, which refers to the anti-Israel campaign group Palestine Action, amid British government plans to make it illegal to join the organisation.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has the power to proscribe any such group under the Terrorism Act of 2000 if she believes it is "concerned in terrorism".
Festival organisers announced just prior to the band's set at 4pm there was "no access" to West Holts - the stage where Kneecap performed -
It comes after the BBC confirmed it would not be broadcasting the Irish trio's performance live following Sir Keir Starmer saying they should be banned from appearing altogether.
However, the set was streamed elsewhere on social media.
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