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Jane Prinsley

Among flares, chants, and Palestinian flags, Glastonbury’s Jews gathered in quiet defiance

What it was like being Jewish at this year’s Glastonbury festival

By Jane Prinsley

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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: A member of the crowd ahead of Kneecap during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Both Bob Vylan and Kneecap are under 'criminal investigation' related to their Glastonbury performances (Pictured: Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan (L) and DJ Próvaí of Kneecap (R))

Bob Vylan and Kneecap under ‘criminal investigation’ over Glastonbury performances

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A presenter on the Shangri La stage welcomes Palestine Action to the platform (Image: YouTube)

Group facing a terror ban takes to the ‘Shangri La’ stage – now that really is peak Glastonbury

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Punk duo Bob Vylan could reportedly be denied access to the US for its upcoming tour after its frontman led a chant of 'death, death to the IDF' at Glastonbury (Image: Getty)

Bob Vylan’s US visas revoked after ‘death to the IDF’ chant

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Chilling at Glastonbury - but will it ever feel the same for Jews again? Photo: Getty Images)

I love Glastonbury – but will it ever feel the same again?

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Bob Vylan performing at Glastonbury (L), and the offices of the BBC (R)

BBC regrets failing to cut live feed of Bob Vylan’s ‘antisemitic’ chant at Glastonbury

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To the backdrop of a Palestinian flag, Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan performs on the West Holts Stage on the fourth day of the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, south-west England, on June 28, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Bob Vylan dropped by management and agent after Glastonbury ‘death to the IDF’ chant

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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Mo Chara and Móglaà Bap of Kneecap during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. In 2026, the festival will take a fallow year, a planned pause to allow the Worthy Farm site time to rest and recover. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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