Bob Vylan Sparks Outrage at Glastonbury with ‘Death to the IDF’ Chants, BBC Under Fire

At Glastonbury Festival 2025, British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led the crowd in chants of “death to the IDF”, following earlier calls for “Free, Free Palestine”. The on-stage rhetoric also included claims on-screen accusing Israel of genocide. The chants drew swift condemnation from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Israeli embassy in London, festival organizers, and the BBC—who have since apologized and said they should have cut the live stream sooner. Ofcom and Avon & Somerset Police are reviewing the footage to determine if any hate-speech laws were breached. In response, the BBC has removed the performance from its archive and pledged to investigate its editorial protocols