The US State Department has revoked the visas of members of Bob Vylan, a British rap punk group who led crowds to chant \u201cdeath\u201d against the Israeli military at a UK music festival this weekend. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe (State Department) has revoked the US visas for the members of the Bob Vylan band in light of their hateful tirade at Glastonbury, including leading the crowd in death chants. Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country,\u201d Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in a post on X Monday. <\/p>\n
The group was slated to go on a US tour beginning in late October, according to a post on Instagram. <\/p>\n
The US State Department has instituted an aggressive visa restriction and revocation policy for alleged support of terrorism and anti-Semitism. <\/p>\n
The ban comes after rapper Bobby Vylan took to Glastonbury Festival\u2019s third-biggest West Holts Stage on Saturday, shouting \u201cFree, free Palestine,\u201d before leading crowds to chants against the Israeli military. Video showed the rapper shouting into the mic, \u201cAlright, but have you heard this one though? Death, death to the IDF (Israel Defense Forces).\u201d <\/p>\n
The artist also performed in front of a screen that displayed a message which read: \u201cUnited Nations have called it a genocide. The BBC calls it a \u2018conflict,\u2019\u201d referring to the UK\u2019s public broadcaster that showed the festival live. <\/p>\n
In a Sunday Instagram post captioned \u201cI said what I said,\u201d Bobby Vylan said he had received \u201cmessages of both support and hatred\u201d following the performance. <\/p>\n
\u201cTeaching our children to speak up for the change they want and need is the only way that we make this world a better place,\u201d the post read. \u201cAs we grow older and our fire possibly starts to dim under the suffocation of adult life and all its responsibilities, it is incredibly important that we inspire future generations to pick up the torch that was passed to us.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bob Vylan\u2019s chants at the festival have also prompted outcry among top British officials, and British police are reviewing video footage of their set. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that \u201cthere is no excuse for this kind of appalling hate speech.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Israeli Embassy in the UK said it was \u201cdeeply disturbed\u201d by what it called \u201cinflammatory and hateful\u201d rhetoric at the festival. <\/p>\n
On Monday, the BBC admitted that \u201cwith hindsight\u201d Vylan\u2019s performance should have been pulled from air during the performance, saying that the corporation \u201crespects freedom of expression but stands firmly against incitement to violence.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThe antisemitic sentiments expressed by Bob Vylan were utterly unacceptable and have no place on our airwaves,\u201d it added. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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