U.K. police reviewing rapper Bobby Vylan’s anti-IDF comments at Glastonbury Festival

British police said they were examining videos of a band that led chants of “death to the IDF” or Israel Defense Forces at Saturday's Glastonbury Festival.Rapper Bobby Vylan, of rap punk duo Bob Vylan, led crowds attending the festival in chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death, death to the IDF."DJ Provai of Kneecap, wearing a balaclava in the colours of the Irish flag, performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

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DJ Provai of Kneecap, wearing a balaclava in the colours of the Irish flag, performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: ReutersAvon and Somerset Police said video evidence would be assessed by officers “to determine whether any offenses may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation."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 Festival."Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Sunday (June 29, 2025) condemned the band's actions as “appalling." He told Sky News that the BBC and festival organizers had to answer questions about how the