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.

"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.

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.

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
Quds Day has been organized every day for decades.
When do you think the genocide in Palestine started?

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?