The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmersaid Sunday that “There are no excuses“For the attitude of the rap duo Every vylan who urged the crowd to chant the Israeli army, during the festival of Glastonbury. “There are no excuses for this type of hate speech so frightening,” the Labor Prime Minister told The Telegraph, who also asked for explanations to the BBC – the British chain that retransmits the event – for allowing “these scenes to be broadcast.”
Also the Minister of Health, Wes Streetinghe described the “horrible” songs and said that both the BBC and the festival “have questions to answer” for having allowed their dissemination, although he acknowledged that he does not know if, logistically, it could have been avoided.
Starmer had already loaded against the festival previously for allowing the presence of the Kneecap group, since one of its members faces a Position of terrorism for wielding in 2023 an teaching of the Libanese group Hizbuláand had labeled it as “inappropriate.” “I already said that Kneecap should not have a platform and that applies to any other artist who profounds or incites violence,” said the Labor.
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Mo Chara), who is cited before Justice on August 20, appeared with a Palestinian handkerchief, while his colleague JJ Ó Dochartaigh (DJ Provai) Lucia his usual balaclava with the three colors of the Irish flag and a shirt in support of Palestine Action, a group that the Labor Government wants to illegalize.
It was precisely before Kneecap’s performance, that one of the members of the Rap Punk Bob Vylan duo encouraged the public to chant “Free, free Palestine” (Freedom for Palestine) and “Death, death to the IDF” (Death to the Israeli army).
After the criticism, the festival organizers declared that they are “dismayed.” “We urgently remind all people involved in the production of the festival that in Glastonbury There is no place for anti -Semitismhate speeches or violence incitement, “said the organizers of one of the most popular United Kingdom festivals.
BBC spokeswoman also said Some expressions were “deeply offensive” And so it was warned during the live broadcast, and pointed out that it will not include the actions of these groups in their service on demand.
For its part, The Israel Embassy He also denounced through social networks that “the rhetoric of hate” during the festival and said there is a “normalization of extremist discourse and a glorification of violence.”
The police From the English county of Avon and Somerset, where the contest is celebrated, it has already reported on the social network X that is examining the videos to “determine if any crime was committed.”
