Police say there is "insufficient" evidence for "a realistic prospect of conviction" over the performance at this year's Glastonbury Festival.

The rapper in punk duo Bob Vylan will not face further action over his “death death to the IDF” chants at Glastonbury Festival, police have said.

Rapper Bobby Vylan, real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster led crowds on the festival’s West Holts Stage in the chants about the Israel Defence Forces during the group’s performance in June.

Avon and Somerset Police said a criminal investigation was under way shortly afterwards, with a senior detective appointed to lead the investigation.

  • aesviation@lemmings.worldEnglish
    1811·
    1 day ago

    Any reason why this group of people gets so much more protection than others?

    We can criticize just about anyone, but when it comes to Jews it’s off-limits.

    I think that’s kind of unfair and bullshit. They shouldn’t have this power over us.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      9·
      8 hours ago

      Because 6 million of them were exterminated in WWII and they have faced centuries of blood libel and hatred.

      Don’t confuse hating what Israel is doing with attacking “the Jews”. Totally different topic.

      • aesviation@lemmings.worldEnglish
        33·
        6 hours ago

        But it’s okay to say christianity is a death cult?

        Also, I disagree that Jews are immune to criticism for the reasons you stated. Literally every group of people has faced persecution throughout history, including christians. That doesn’t mean we can’t criticize them.

        Unfortunately, you’re probably going to ban me just because of my previous passage, proving my point.

        • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
          1·
          9 minutes ago

          Every time you use “the Jews” as a pejorative makes you look more and more like a Nazi and brings you one step closer to a ban. This is NOT a Nazi bar:

          Feel free to criticize Zionists and Israeli war crimes all you want, but if you can’t (or won’t) separate those actions from the Jewish people themselves you can GTFO.

        • bluesheep@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          5·
          6 hours ago

          Nobody should be immune to criticism. But you should criticise people for their actions, not their being. I hate the Israeli state, not because they’re Jewish, but because of their actions in gaza.

          Unfortunately, you’re probably going to ban me just because of my previous passage, proving my point.

          Oh stop predicting a not yet existing victim state.

    • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      1 day ago

      It’s not about protecting jews it is about protecting zionists. There are anti israel jews that are forcefully arrested