‘Death to the IDF’ chant wasn’t inciting violence, claim Bob Vylan in centre of Glastonbury anti-Semitism storm

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/bob-vylan-death-to-the-idf-glastonbury/

by tylerthe-theatre

13 comments

  1. > Glastonbury anti-Semitism storm

    Come the fuck on…

    The press wing in this country, and our broader political class, are absolutely fucking delusional.

  2. The IDF is a military not a religion. It’s not anti-semitic.

  3. Bob Vylan quotes while on stage.

    “Sometimes you have to get your message across with violence, because it’s the only language that some people speak”.

    “Death, death to the IDF”.

    Today he’s claiming it wasn’t a call for violence, whilst simultaneously claiming Palestinian action is also a non violent movement that is a victim of state censorship.

    This is what he’s being charged under.

    Public order act 1986 section 4.

    to use threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behavior, or to display threatening or abusive material, with the intent to cause someone to believe that immediate violence will be used against them or to provoke immediate violence.

    I honestly would love to hear a rational and grounded argument for him not to be charged, because that fits like a glove.

  4. I can accept that this isn’t antisemitic (but well understand those who believe it is)… but to claim it wasn’t an incitement to violence?! Come on mate…

  6. “Intent to cause someone to believe that immediate violence will be used against them”

    Don’t think the IDF were anywhere near a UK field this weekend.

    Pretty safe to say when he started it he didn’t think the pissed up unarmed crowd would march off 1000’s of miles to fight a military force

  7. These pearl clutching sycophants would shit themselves if they heard Steel Panthers “Death To All But Metal”

    Ooof.

  8. What?

    Sure he can try claim it’s not antisemitic or hate speech etc, but how can chanting “death to…” not be a call for violence?

  10. Unless any of us are at war against the IDF, not sure who it could be inciting.

  11. The Israel military is butchering Palestinians by the hundreds every day and our ruling class is throwing a tantum about some voicing their opposition to their monstrous actions.

    It’s pathetic and should be treated as such.

  12. I might be an idiot, but surely the IDF expects violence to be used against them. What would a threat of violence from a musician in another country even mean?

  13. There’s not “anti semitism storm’ it wasn’t anti semitic.

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