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Tim Davie says sorry to Jewish community for airing ‘offensive and deplorable’ Glastonbury gig

‘High risk’ performances will no longer be streamed live on BBC following musician’s ‘death to IDF’ chant

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read
Bob Vylan performing at Glastonbury (L), and the offices of the BBC (R)
Thousands protest the BBC's refusal to label Hamas as terrorists, outside Broadcasting House in October 2023 (Image: Getty Images)
The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

The anti-Israel BBC requires root-and-branch reform

3 min read
Kneecap at Glastonbury (Alamy)
Glastonbury Festival

Yes, actually, Glastonbury is the story

By Rosa Doherty

3 min read
To the backdrop of a Palestinian flag, Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan performs at Glastonbury, leading a chat of "Death to the IDF' and ranting about 'working for a Zionist' (Photo: Getty Images)
Stephen Daisley

By Stephen Daisley

Glastonbury errors prove the BBC should not be funded by the licence fee

4 min read
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has warned "Toxic Jew-hatred is a threat to our entire society," following the BBC's broadcast of Bob Vylan's controversial Glastonbury performance. (Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Airing of ‘vile Jew-hate’ at Glastonbury was a moment of ‘national shame’, says Chief Rabbi

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read
To the backdrop of a Palestinian flag, Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan performs on the West Holts Stage on the fourth day of the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, south-west England, on June 28, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

The door opened by October 7 directly led to Glastonbury platforming hate

3 min read
Bob Vylan performing at Glastonbury (L), and the offices of the BBC (R)
BBC

BBC regrets failing to cut live feed of Bob Vylan’s ‘antisemitic’ chant at Glastonbury

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Glastonbury and the BBC must answer for platforming anti-Israel hate

3 min read

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June 29, 2025 12:35
To the backdrop of a Palestinian flag, Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan leads the chant of 'Death to the IDF' at the Glastonbury festival (Image: Getty).

Who are Bob Vylan, the punk duo who led a ‘death to the IDF’ chant at Glastonbury?

By Imogen Garfinkel

3 min read

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June 29, 2025 10:04
Bobby Vylan, lead singer of Bob Vylan, performing at Glastonbury 2025 (Image: Getty)

Kneecap lead ‘F*** Keir Starmer’ chant at Glastonbury

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

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June 28, 2025 19:07
GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Mo Chara and Móglaà Bap of Kneecap during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. In 2026, the festival will take a fallow year, a planned pause to allow the Worthy Farm site time to rest and recover. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Police ‘assessing death to IDF chant’ at Glastonbury

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

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June 28, 2025 18:27
Police are assessing footage from Glastonbury after one half of punk duo Bob Vylan led a 'death to the IDF' chant (Image: Getty)

Toyota designer called BBC employee ‘vile Jew’ and ‘little rat’

By Imogen Garfinkel

2 min read

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June 18, 2025 15:10
The social media comments were made by an alleged employee of Woven by Toyota, the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. (Getty Images)
Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

Stopping Iran’s bomb? Unforgivable

3 min read

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June 13, 2025 11:44
Image: IDF

BBC apologises for article claiming Jews spit on Christians in ‘holiday ritual’

By Imogen Garfinkel

2 min read

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June 12, 2025 15:53
BBC Arabic has apologised for publishing an article suggesting that spitting on Christians is a common Sukkot tradition for observant Jews (Getty Images)
Yaakov Katz

By Yaakov Katz

The missing front: How Netanyahu is bungling the war for legitimacy

3 min read

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June 12, 2025 14:30
Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in court to testify in his corruption trial (Image: Flash90)

David Walliams performs Nazi salute twice during BBC Christmas special recording

By Imogen Garfinkel

2 min read

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June 12, 2025 11:05
David Walliams performed the Nazi salute twice during the recording for the Would I Lie to You? Christmas special (Getty Images)
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