Bob Vylan dropped by talent agency after speaking ill about Israel

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Bob Vylan has been dropped from United talent agency after criticising Israel‘s military according to variety, with their page no longer active on the agency’s website.

The punk-rap duo led the crowd in several chants during their show on Saturday afternoon — right before Irish rap group Kneecap’s highly anticipated set on the West Holts stage.

They chanted “death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces].” and said “Free Palestine“.

The BBC has issued a statement regarding the controversy sparked by Bob Vylan‘s Glastonbury set on Saturday, with the broadcaster saying it “should have pulled” the livestream of the performance.

On Sunday, Glastonbury organizers said they were “appalled” by Bob Vylan’s statements.

They continued: “Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence,”.

Whilst the BBC did not air Kneecap’s performance after recent controversy over their political views and their member Mo Chara being charged under the U.K.’s Terrorism Act.

Bob Vylan’s set was shown live. In addition to the “death to the IDF” chant, Bob Vylan also led the crowd in chanting “free, free Palestine” and “from the river to the sea, Palestine must be free.”

Police are reviewing the performance to see if Bob Vylan said anything illegal, whilst the government “Strongly condemned” the lead singers actions.

Representatives for Bob Vylan did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment on the BBC’s statement.

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