Chief Rabbi Attacks BBC for Airing 'Vile Jew Hate' at Glastonbury

Chief rabbi attacks BBC for airing 'vile Jew hate' at Glastonbury

Sir Ephraim Mirvis hit out after Bob Vylan's controversial performance at Glastonbury was aired by BBC.

Chief rabbi condemns BBC's 'mishandled response' to anti-IDF chanting at Glastonbury - as Bob Vylan issue new statement

The chief rabbi has described the BBC's response to anti-IDF chanting at Glastonbury as "belated and mishandled" - as the punk-rap duo involved, Bob Vylan, said the UK government needed to talk about its "criminal inaction".

As U.S. bars Bob Vylan from entry, Canada isn't willing to follow suit

OTTAWA — As the U.S. State Department takes action to bar English punk duo Bob Vylan from entering the United States after a hateful performance at a UK music festival, Canadian authorities aren’t willing to follow suit.

UK’s chief rabbi says Bob Vylan Glastonbury chant was ‘vile Jew-hatred’

Ephraim Mirvis condemns BBC’s live broadcast of the performance and says it is ‘a time of national shame’The UK’s chief rabbi has condemned the BBC’s handling of Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury festival performance, while also calling the group’s actions “vile Jew-hatred”.Ephraim Mirvis said the controversy around the British rap-punk duo’s appearance at the Somerset festival was “a time of national shame”. Continue reading...

Nixing visas is a wise US response to Bob Vylan’s naked Jew-hate

Kudos to the State Department for revoking the visas for British punk-rappers Bob Vylan: Our country doesn’t need to let naked antisemites in for a tour.

State Department bans visas for English punk duo Bob Vylan after Glastonbury performance

The State Department banned an English rap punk duo from performing in the United States after they appeared to lead a crowd in chants supporting besieged Gaza residents and wishing "death" upon Israeli forces, officials said Monday