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Police investigate 'death to the IDF' chants led by Bobby Vylan at Al Quds Day rally

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Police investigate 'death to the IDF' chants led by Bobby Vylan at Al Quds Day rally - Lemmy

Police say they are investigating chants of “death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]” led by Bobby Vylan, of the punk duo Bob Vylan, at an Al Quds Day protest in central London. Videos on social media appeared to show Vylan, whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, making a speech at the demonstration before chanting “death, death to the IDF” as the crowd joined in. Last year, police decided not to bring criminal charges after the group’s Glastonbury 2025 performance when Vylan led crowds in chants of “death, death to the IDF”. In a post on X, the Met said: "We are aware of chanting made by a speaker at the Al Quds protest and will be investigating. "We recognise the concern footage and chanting like this causes, particularly with London’s Jewish communities.

Mar 16 at 10:25amWeb
Show threadZombieMar 16
Police say they are investigating which crimes they can make up to justify suppression of those they dislike.
Show threadunexposedhazardMar 16
How is saying “death to the IDF” a crime? What would happen if they said “death to the Russian military”?
Show threadgeneva_convenienceMar 16

It’s not a crime that was already decided last time. They’re simply doing lawfare and wasting taxpayer money to harass anti-genocide sentiment.

Zero investigation of British IDF soldiers massacaring Palestinians so far by the way.

Show threadVeserrMar 16

If every single Israeli was slaughtered, people attending Quds Day would celebrate.

I’m sympathetic to Palestinians, but this day was created by the Iranian dictatorship to claim that Iranian militias will destroy Israel and take over the entire country. The point of this day isn’t to ask for justice for Palestinians. It’s to celebrate the Iranian regime and call for the destruction of Israel.

Show threadgeneva_convenienceMar 16
“As a black man…”
Show threadVeserrMar 16
Look at public opinion surveys about the Jewish Community and Iran
Show threadAmnesigenic6d ago
Get a job
Show threadmrdownMar 16

I’m sympathetic to Palestinians

Yo are not.

Show threadVeserrMar 16
I don’t think associating with the worst scoundrels in the Middle East will help Palestine.
Show threadmrdownMar 16
Tell me what will help
Show threadVeserrMar 16
Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. Hamas was democratically elected. Their first decision was to ban elections. Then they started Jihad. The result was 4 devastating wars with tremendous civilian casualties.
Show threadmrdown6d ago

Israel did not withdraw from Gaza, surrounding the territory is still considered occupation . The Un still refer to both Gaza and the west bank as occupied Palestinians land. Sanctions started before Hamas was even was elected , Israel never stopped killing and stealing Palestinians lands. Hamas rockets are thrown in response to the continuation of occupation . Israel and it’s backers are the only countries responsible for all those wars. Stop both siding the conflict

The definition of stupidity is you justifying genocide and settler colonialism with the rhetoric of of the devil (hamas) made us doing it. The definition of stupidity is the west still talking about Israel right to defend themselves by committing genocide instead of isolating the terrorist state similar to Russia.

You know very well that Israel will keep geocoding Palestinians regardless. First they was blaming the Arab countries, then the plo then hamas. Netenyahu was clear there will never be a palestinians state because the land is our.

Show threadtheoMar 16
What difference are they expecting compared to the last time they investigated the exact same chant? Maybe because it is a different police force, they are wanting another pop at it? Surely that just a waste of resources.
Show threadAlvaroMar 16
I don’t like death chants, but damn it was really catchy!
Show threadKeeponstalinMar 16
Deaths chants against fascist organizations are acceptable
Show threadAlvaroMar 16
I still don’t like them though
Show threadVeserrMar 16

The people attending Quds Day are actual fascists.

This is a day to celebrate the Iranian regime.

Show threadmrdownMar 16
Nobody get fooled by zionazis like you
Show threadVeserrMar 16
You think the Iranian regime is not fascist?
Show threadmrdownMar 16

Iranian is an oppressive regime that refuse opposition and have an extreme view of religion and it also care about Palestine . Both things can be true at the same time.

Hamas is an autocratic regime that killed innocent civilians and did some war crimes and terrorism but it is also a resistance group that has the right to attack the genocide idf . Both things can be true at the same time.

You are rejecting Palestinians right to armed resistance given by international laws and blame the genocide on Iran and Hamas instead of Israel and the west who financed it for over 7 decades. If you are confused , yes settler colonialism itself is genocidal started in 48

Show threadLowleekun [comrade/them, he/him]Mar 16
You can’t even wish death to terror forces if they are “Western”. What a joke.
Show threaderusuoyeraMar 16

"We recognise the concern footage and chanting like this causes, particularly with London’s Jewish communities.

He was onstage with members of London’s Jewish communities, who were also protesting the genocide in Gaza.

Show threadVeserrMar 16

The vast majority of London’s Jewish Community doesn’t support Quds Day.

It’s a day that was created by the Islamic Republic of Iran to basically claim that Iran will destroy Israel.

Show threadmrdownMar 16
once israel stop doing genocide people will stop burning israelis flag and chant death to Israel . The audacity of scums like you to talk about Iran wanting to destroy Israel when Israel is the one destroying multiple countries in the middle east
Show threadVeserrMar 16
Quds Day has been organized every day for decades.
Show threadOne_Honest_Dude6d ago
When do you think the genocide in Palestine started?
Show threadPhoenixz6d ago

And Israel has been slaughtering kids in Gaza for at least 5 decades. I know because I literally saw the weekly news reports as a child, I never forgot them

What is your point?

Show threadAmnesigenic6d ago
Sounds good
Show threadAllNewTypeFaceMar 16
It is a little-known fact* that, in addition to its high-profile operations in the Middle East, the IDF operates community patrols around Golders Green and Stamford Hill.
Show threadVeserrMar 16

Quds Day = Iran Day

For centuries, the Iranian elites have been very self-conscious about the fact they are only shia country. Most muslim countries are sunni. Shias are the black sheep of the muslim world. The genius of the Ayatollah regime was to invent Quds Day (Jerusalem Day).

Here is how that works.

On Quds Day, in every city in Iran, government officials organize street protests. They ask military families and civil servants to protest in the streets. Everyone is to wave Iranian flags and scream “Death to Israel”. They also burn Israeli flags and say stuff like “Soon, Jerusalem will be back in muslim hands thanks to Iran”. Most Iranians don’t speak arabic, but the government prints signs in arabic.

Around the islamic world, many people love that shit. It’s basically religious porn. The Pakistani taxi driver or your factory worker in Egypt sees these Quds day vids on facebook. His immediate reaction? “Wow…Iran is so wonderful :3” or “Mashallah, I fucking love Iran”

It’s the one political trick that Iranian elites found to become popular in the sunni world. They desperately want to be admired/respected by sunnis. If Israel didn’t exist, these people would want to invent it.

If they were really honest, they would not call it Quds Day. They would call it Iranian soft-power day.

Show threadgeneva_convenienceMar 16
Quds means Jerusalem. Iran got popular around the world by helping Palestinians resist genocide.
Show threadVeserrMar 16
Iran is one of the most repressive regime in the world. They murdered countless civilians both at home and in Syria.
Show threadmrdownMar 16
You are rejecting Palestinians right to resistance. You reminds me of the europeens settler who was talking about first nations eating other first nations people during war to justify their settler colonialism
Show threadVeserrMar 16
Gaza was devastated by 4 bloody wars.
Show threadmrdownMar 16
By the terrorist state that you never posted a single post condemning them here
Show threadVeserrMar 16
I want free elections for Palestinians. You only want free elections for Brits.
Show threadmrdownMar 16
You don’t care at all about Palestinians as it showed by your frustration towards anti settler colonialism instead of getting frustrated about the settler colonial power . You are crying about Israeli flags getting burned when israel is trying to exterminate palestinians
Show threadVeserrMar 16
Do you understand that Israel is a country run by total pieces of shit and that Iran is a murderous country ?
Show threadmrdown6d ago

I agree that Iran is a murderous regime who oppress it’s people if they don’t follow their strict religion view. It has nothing to do with Palestine thought. Europe care about their people and Ukraine yet supporting the settler colonialism in Palestine . Both things can be true at the same time

Israel is a terrorist state with a supremacist ideology that make them genocide Palestinians and thriving thanks to over 7 decades of western backing . There is not a single excuse to genocide and settler colonialism yet you keep rejecting Palestinians rights to resist and both siding the conflict

Show threadcraftymansamcf6d ago

Do you agree that Israel is a country run by total murderous pieces of shit

First Israel is not a country, but an occupation on Palestine.

Secondly Israel is not just “run” by a total murderous piece of shit, its entire existence is that. If Nentanyahu disappears then every person who replaces him will be the same. The “opposition” to Nentanyahu opposes him because he isn’t committing ethnic cleansing fast enough.

Show threadAria6d ago

They don’t give a shit about Palestinians. They only support Hamas.

Did you confuse some names? Iran and Hamas aren’t allies. Iran supports Palestine and Palestinian resistance, but they’ve always been hostile with Hamas and were on opposite sides in Syria last year. A common criticism of Iran is that their support for Palestine is ineffective or a farse precisely because they try to give it to everyone else before Hamas.

Show threadanswersplease776d ago
thats true… he should support the IOF who murder 30,000 kids and commit genocide, illegal settlements and ethnic cleansing and kidnap 20000+ hostages and rape prisoners… only anti-semitics dont support those things
Show threadmrdownMar 16
You are an Islamophobic person who play on sectarianism
Show threadVeserrMar 16
Do you genuinely believe that Iran supports the Palestinian cause because it’s a country that cares deeply about human rights?
Show threadmrdownMar 16
You seriously believe that you support Palestinians when you reject Palestinians rights to self defense and police anti settler colonialism people speech. Israel is even worse than iran in term of abuse backed by your shitty country
Show threadFormfiller6d ago