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UK Police Probe Anti-Israel Chants at Glastonbury Festival

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UK Police Probe Anti-Israel Chants at Glastonbury Festival
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JUN 30
Above: Bobby Vylan performs at Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, on June 28, 2025. Image copyright: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
story last updated JUN 30

The Spin

Right narrative

Glastonbury’s stage became a megaphone for hatred when Bob Vylan bellowed “Death to the IDF.” This targeted the world’s only Jewish army and, therefore, Jewish safety itself. Free speech ends where incitement begins; the law must answer. Robinson‑Foster should stand in court and learn that the U.K. will not excuse genocidal rhetoric.

The Jewish ChronicleThe Telegraph

Left narrative

Bob Vylan’s “Death to the IDF” cry is a raw, rhetorical cry against an army that he believes slaughters children and razes hospitals in Gaza. His call condemns state violence, not a people, and demands that Britain stop arming oppression, teaching the next generation to raise its voice until foreign policy is cleansed of complicity.

IndependentNew York Times

Metaculus Prediction


Public Figures

Keir Starmer


The Controversies


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Political split

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BBC chiefs 'should face charges' over Glastonbury... Outrage grows after broadcast of vile 'death to Israeli soldiers' chants
Daily MailJUL 1
Bob Vylan share lengthy statement after Glastonbury boss calls onstage remarks appalling
IndependentJUL 1