Bob Vylan at Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, United Kingdom, June 28, 2025. © Leon Neal / Getty Images
The BBC announced that it would no longer broadcast or broadcast live performances considered to be “high risk”.The British public broadcaster met with a reaction after the broadcast of Bob Vylan's set of punk-rap duo at Glastonbury festival, during which the group chanted against the Israeli army.
The group's lead vocalist encouraged the crowd to chant “Death, death IDF’ and “From river to sea, Palestine must be, will be, inshallah, will be free“ during the performance last weekend.Movies circulating on social media show a crowd repeating chanted slogans, and any wave Palestinian flags."We profoundly regret that specified insulting and regrettable behaviour has appeared in the BBC and we want to apologize to our viewers, listeners and especially the judaic community" “The broadcaster said in a message issued on Thursday.The BBC noted that the squad was classified as "high risk’ before the festival, along with six another artists, but he was inactive allowed to execute with ‘appropriate countermeasures’.
The company confessed to ‘mistakes’ in compliance processes and confirmed that Bob Vylan's performance was permanently removed from the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.The organization has undertaken to supply on-site editorial policy support during major music festivals and future events.
It besides announced plans to issue clearer guidance on the criteria for the withdrawal of live broadcasting.Police Avon and Somerset launched a criminal investigation into possible crimes against public order, stating that "he will carefully consider all applicable provisions, including hatred crimes".
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the BBC for broadcasting the show;Media regulator Ofcom said the broadcaster has questions he needs to answer.The Israeli Embassy in London stated that it is “deeply afraid about the inflammatory and hateful rhetoric expressed on stage”, describing her as "Ethnic purgatory ministry".At the beginning of this week, U.S. authorities withdrew visas from members of Bob Vylan after a controversial performance, citing concerns about national security.
The duo, who was about to start a 20-concert tour of the US at the end of that year, has since been removed by its United Talent agency.Pro-Palestinian demonstrations and an increase in the number of anti-Semitic incidents have been recorded in many countries since the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, where more than 56,000 Palestinians have died since 2023.
The conflict was triggered by Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023, resulting in about 1,200 Israelis being killed, and over 200 were taken hostage.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/620977-bbc-high-risk-broadcasts-israel/
