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Bob Vylan and Kneecap row shows the right's hypocrisy on free speech

10 27
monday

Oh my. Israel and its supporters are stunned and affronted. A chorus of severe disapproval has swept the land.

During their performance at Glastonbury, one of the rap duo Bob Vylan shouted, “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF”. Many in the crowd joined in.

Calling for the death of anyone or any group is plainly wrong. However, it is also plainly wrong to accuse the guy of wanting to kill the nation of Israel or of being antisemitic.

Israel is not being picked on, or singled out, as is alleged by some Zionists. At many festivals, musicians and speakers have condemned Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia. I have heard some of this myself.

The Israeli embassy in the UK is “deeply disturbed” by what it called........

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