After festivalgoers chanted ‘Death to the IDF,” Health Secretary Wes Streeting resorted to ‘whataboutism’, sending exactly the wrong message at the wrong time
By The JC Leader
The sight of hundreds chanting for ‘death to the IDF’ crossed a line that should never be blurred
Police have confirmed they are ‘assessing’ the performance
The controversial set will not be available to rewatch on BBC iPlayer but was broadcast live by the corporation
Thousands attend performance days after rapper facing charges under the Terrorism Act 2000 was released on bail
Bob Vylan, who led the chant during his performance before Kneecap, also said ‘sometimes you gotta get your message across with violence’
Sultana also praised Jeremy Corbyn as ‘the best PM we never had’
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One of the Belfast-based bands members is set to appear in court after he was allegedly filmed cloaked in a Hezbollah flag
By Jacob Jaffa
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By Rachel Coussins
The prime minister said it was ‘not appropriate’ that the contrversial band headline Britain’s largest music festival
By Lorin Bell-Cross
The anti-Israel rap trio will have its largest show outside Ireland in the face of significant criticism over its activism
The festival will also see a series of speaking events about Gaza, with its website claiming there is a ‘genocide’ in the territory
By Eliana Jordan
By Nicole Lampert
Jewish band Oi Va Voi are dropped over a watermelon and Kneecap, whose member hailed Hezbollah, are playing Glastonbury
A confidential email trail was reportedly leaked to the band, which is now said to be exploring legal actions over the allegedly ‘defamatory’ comments from senior industry figures
The ‘Jewish Ed Sheeran’ plays his debut Glastonbury this summer
By Elisa Bray
By Nick Cohen
In these polarised times, those on both the left and the right are falling for simplistic narratives at the expense of a more complex, moral and truthful view of the world