1 July 2025, 11:31 | Updated: 1 July 2025, 11:39

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

When Pascal Robinson Foster, a performer in a rap band, led the crowd in the chant: “Free, Free Palestine. Death to the IDF,” any remnant of Glastonbury that was still about music and art was transformed into a circus of hate and violence.

Worse still, it was eagerly broadcast live by the BBC, reaching tens of thousands at the time and countless more online. Days later, under pressure, the BBC admitted that the performance contained “antisemitic sentiments,” called the language “utterly unacceptable,” and said it “should have pulled the stream.” This is not enough.

A single failure to cut the feed is not the real scandal. The BBC didn’t just air the chant, it helped create the atmosphere that made this sad spectacle possible.

For years, the BBC has peddled distorted, inflammatory coverage of Israel and Gaza, giving audiences cartoonish narratives where Israeli malice and Palestinian........

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