By Sylvia Hui
British police said they were examining videos of a band that led chants of “death to the IDF” — Israel Defense Forces — at the Glastonbury Festival.
Rapper Bobby Vylan, of rap punk duo Bob Vylan, led crowds attending the festival on Saturday in chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death, death to the IDF.”
Avon and Somerset Police said that it was aware of comments made by acts at the festival, and said officers will review video evidence “to determine whether any offenses may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation.”
Irish-language rap group Kneecap also performed Saturday despite a terror charge for one of its members over allegedly supporting Hezbollah, leading a huge crowd in chants of “Free Palestine.”
The Israeli Embassy to the U.K. said on social media that it was “deeply disturbed by the inflammatory and hateful rhetoric expressed on stage at the Glastonbury
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