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The Israeli embassy has said it's "deeply disturbed" by chants of "death to the IDF" astatine Glastonbury - arsenic constabulary besides analyse the incident.
Video shows 1 of the members of Bob Vylan shouting the slogan into the mic and immoderate of the assemblage joining in.
The duo were performing ahead of a show by Kneecap, the Irish enactment who the premier curate said should beryllium ditched from the line-up.
"The Embassy of Israel successful the United Kingdom is profoundly disturbed by the inflammatory and hateful rhetoric expressed connected signifier astatine the Glastonbury Festival," a connection said.
It said slogans similar Saturday's chant "advocate for the dismantling of the State of Israel".
The station connected X added: "When specified messages are delivered earlier tens of thousands of festivalgoers and met with applause, it raises superior concerns astir the normalisation of extremist connection and the glorification of violence."
Avon and Somerset Police said they are looking astatine whether a transgression offence was committed.
Bob Vylan besides performed successful beforehand of a surface quoting a assertion that Israel's actions successful Gaza magnitude to genocide.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has spoken to BBC brag Tim Davie for an "urgent explanation" astir what owed diligence it carried retired into Bob Vylan.
A spokesperson said the authorities powerfully condemned the "threatening comments" by the group, whose X bio describes them arsenic a "punk/rap/alt thing".
A BBC connection said: "Some of the comments made during Bob Vylan's acceptable were profoundly offensive.
"During this unrecorded watercourse connected iPlayer, which reflected what was happening connected stage, a informing was issued connected surface astir the precise beardown and discriminatory language.
"We person nary plans to marque the show disposable connected demand."
Tory person Kemi Badenoch re-posted a clip of the incidental and called it "grotesque".
"Violence against Jews isn't edgy. The West is playing with occurrence if we let this benignant of behaviour to spell unchecked," she said connected X.
A connection from Glastonbury Festival said it "does not condone hatred code oregon incitement to unit of immoderate benignant from its performers".
Irish radical Kneecap followed Bob Vylan - with the broadcaster not carrying their show unrecorded amid interest implicit what they mightiness bash oregon say.
However, it's understood their amusement volition beryllium made disposable connected request aft a review.
One of its members, Liam Og O hAnnaidh, was charged with a panic offence successful May aft being accused of displaying a emblem successful enactment of proscribed panic radical Hezbollah astatine a gig.
Bandmate Naoise O Caireallain told the packed Glastonbury assemblage they should "start a riot extracurricular the courts", earlier clarifying: "No riots conscionable emotion and support, and enactment for Palestine."
O hAnnaidh - besides known arsenic Mo Chara - wore a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf for Saturday's acceptable and told fans helium was a "free man"
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