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Glastonbury Festival, hate chants and antisemitism

Even before Glastonbury Festival hate chants, UK Jews warned of alarming rise in antisemitism

As U.K. antisemitism hits record highs with 3,528 incidents in 2024, Jews say hate like Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury chant is ignored by leaders who still downplay threats to the community’s safety.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

U.S. revokes U.K. band's visas over anti-Israel chant at Glastonbury

The BBC says it regrets not cutting off the Glastonbury festival live stream of punk-rap duo Bob Vylan's performance, which included an anti-Israel chant.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

BBC regrets streaming Bob Vylan's 'death to IDF' chants at Glastonbury Festival, condemns 'antisemitic sentiments'

The rap duo's frontman, Bobby Vylan, led the crowd in chants of "free, free Palestine" and "death, death to the IDF."

Glastonbury, Jews and We Are

The Hollywood Reporter on MSN · 2h

Bob Vylan Addresses Glastonbury Controversy: "We Are Not for the Death of Jews"

"We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine," the duo wrote on Instagram, days after chanting "death to the IDF" during their Glastonbury set over the weekend.

Variety on MSN · 4h

Bob Vylan Speaks Out Amid Glastonbury Outrage: ‘We Are Not for the Death of Jews… We Are for the Dismantling of a Violent Military Machine'

Bob Vylan has responded to the uproar over its “death to the IDF” comments at the Glastonbury festival with a statement that doubles down on the artist’s pro-Palestinian position, albeit with less inflamed language and more explanatory context than was found in their concert chant.

UPI · 1d

BBC apologizes for streaming Bob Vylan's 'antisemitic' Glastonbury set

The BBC has apologized for live-streaming Bob Vylan's Glastonbury Music Festival set over the weekend, calling it "deeply offensive" and "antisemitic."

Trump, Harvard and antisemitism

Washington Examiner on MSN · 23h

Trump administration finds Harvard in ‘violent violation’ of civil rights law over campus antisemitism

President Donald Trump signaled the feud could be coming to an end, saying, “It is very possible that a deal will be announced over the next week or so."

The Washington Post · 1d

Trump administration notifies Harvard of alleged civil rights violations

A letter from the administration’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism threatens all federal funding to the school.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Trump administration says Harvard risks ‘loss of all federal resources’ due to alleged campus antisemitism

Monday’s notice marked a stark and renewed threat to Harvard amid quiet negotiations between the elite school and government authorities.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency56m

What Zohran Mamdani has actually said about Jews and Israel

The 33-year-old Assembly member and surprise victor in the Democratic mayoral primary has a long history of speaking out ...

4dOpinion

Drawing the Line on Antisemitism

To frame these attacks as ambiguous, or somehow understandable expressions of rage over Gaza, blurs a dangerous line. It ...

2dOpinion

Opinion: It’s maddening to see people claim Mamdani’s win is a victory for antisemitism

So it has been maddening to see people claim that Mamdani’s win was a victory for antisemitism. A Republican running for ...

2don MSN

Jeffries says Mamdani will need to ‘aggressively address the rise in antisemitism’ in NYC

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said Zohran Mamdani, the winner of New York City’s Democratic ...

7dOpinion

The Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Show That We Need a New Understanding of Antisemitism

In short order, Representative Elise Stefanik and several of her Republican colleagues used antisemitism as a pretext to ...

8dOpinion

How the law — and goodwill — are helping to end antisemitism

Recent antisemitic attacks in Boulder, Colorado and Washington, D.C. are a chilling reminder that violent hatred toward Jews ...

City & State New York1dOpinion

Opinion: Weaponizing antisemitism is dirty politics

But the same poll also found that 83% of Democrats believe that prejudice against Jews is a serious problem in the United ...

MyNorthwest1dOpinion

Rantz: Bob Vylan’s antisemitism, incitement to violence against Jews gets duo canceled in Seattle and Spokane

Thanks to the Trump administration, there are still some consequences for spewing vile, antisemitic hate. The British rap-duo ...

9dOpinion

Mamdani and the votes of Jews: ‘Globalize the Intifada’ has no place in mayoral leadership

In a moment when antisemitism is surging globally and American Jews feel increasingly unsafe in their own communities, the ...

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