A British punk claim group faces growing criticism on Sunday as it made an anti-Israel speech on Glastonbury Day, which sparked a police investigation.
Bob Vylan led the crowd with the abbreviation of “Death, Death” (IDF) with the propaganda of “Death, Death” during the occasion on Saturday.
British police are also reviewing comments from the Irish rap trio KNEECAP, who are also highly critical of Israel and its ongoing military campaign against the Palestinian militant group Hamas Hamas.
A member of KNEECAP wore a T-shirt specifically targeting the Palestinian Action Group, which will be prohibited under British terror law.
The British government “strongly condemned” Bob Vylan's hymns, which the festival organizers said had been “very leapfrog”.
“We urgently remind everyone involved in the festival that Glastonbury has nowhere in the case of anti-Semitism, hate speech or incitement to violence,” the festival said in a statement.
Avon and Somerset Police said Saturday that officials will evaluate the video evidence to “determine if there may be any crimes that require a criminal investigation.”
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The Israeli Embassy in London condemned the Israeli army's cry was led by Bobby Vylan, the lead singer of Bob Vylan.
They were broadcast live on the BBC, which aired reports on the UK’s most popular music festival.
“I think it's shocking,” British Minister Wes Streeting said of the ode, adding: “All life is divine”.
“I think the BBC and Glastonbury have questions about how we see such a spectacle on screen,” he told Sky News.
“This is deeply disturbing the inflammation and hateful remarks expressed on the stage on Glastonbury Day,” the Israeli embassy said in a statement late Saturday.
However, Labor's Health Minister also targeted the embassy on the streets, telling it “was organized”.
“I think there is a serious view there in the Israeli embassy. I hope they want to take their citizens' violence more seriously,” he said.
A BBC spokesman said Vylan's comments were “deeply offensive” and that the broadcaster had “no plans” to make it available on on-demand services.
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They have made headlines in recent months with a pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel attitude, leading the crowd to beat and abuse British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Starmer and other politicians have said that the band should not be accused of terrorism, Liam O'Hanna member known for its stage name Mo Chara.
He was accused of saying “up hamas, up Hezbollah” after surfaced in court earlier this month after he was accused of surfaced in a video from a London concert last year.
Iran-backed Lebanese force Hezbollah and Palestinian militant group Hamas were banned in the UK, a crime of support for them.
“It's a joke – we're playing a role,” O'Hanna told the Guardian newspaper in an interview Friday.
In concerts, Kneecap often leads the crowd in the ode to “Free Palestine.” Their fans respect their anti-establishment stance and criticism of British imperialism, but critics call them extremists.
The group called on a singer this year to apologize for the death of a Conservative legislator in the UK after appearing in a 2023 video.
According to the AFP-based Israeli figure, Israel launched an offensive against Hamas after the attacks of Islamic militants, and launched an offensive on Gaza territory in the Palestinian territory after the attacks of Islamic militants.
According to Hamas-the Ministry of Health, which operates the territory, Israel's retaliatory military campaign killed at least 56,412 people, mainly civilians in Gaza. The United Nations believes that these figures are reliable.
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