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‘Death to the IDF,’ punk band chants at Glastonbury ahead of Kneecap set

JL;DR SUMMARY At the Glastonbury Festival, British punk band Bob Vylan incited controversy by leading chants of "Death to the IDF" among attendees, part of broader pro-Palestinian sentiments expressed at the event. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Hate SpeechPalestineIdfPro PalestinianMusic FestivalKneecapBob VylanGlastonburyBobby Vylan

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England, United Kingdom
"The music festival, one of the United Kingdoms largest, distanced itself from the performance, saying in a statement, Glastonbury Festival does not condone hate speech or incitement to violence of any kind from its performers."
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
"The performances follow a pro-Palestinian set by a prominent Irish band, Fontaines D.C., last month at another major European music festival, Primavera in Spain."
Indio, California, United States
"The BBC cut its livestream proactively for Kneecaps set, following the groups Fk Israel projection at the Coachella festival in the United States in April."

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