5 d. ago Antisemitism reports spiked day after Bob Vylan Glastonbury chants according to charity

Sentiment towards Israel is influencing and driving contemporary anti-Jewish discourse, the Community Security Trust (CST) said.

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7 d. ago Antisemitic incidents spiked in UK after Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury anti

Campaigners warn ‘rhetoric towards Israel’ is driving anti-Jewish discourse after worst day for ‘anti-Jewish hate’ in first half of 2025Reports of antisemitic incidents in the UK spiked the day after the punk duo Bob Vylan’s anti-IDF remarks at Glastonbury, campaigners have said.There were 26 incidents reported on 29 June – the highest daily total of incidents in the first half of 2025 – according to the Community Security Trust (CST), a monitoring and Jewish community safety organisation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Antisemitism reports spiked day after Bob Vylan Glastonbury chants – charity

The Community Security Trust recorded its second highest half-year figure of antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2025.

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3 w. ago Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set police investigation update as Kneecap case dropped

Avon and Somerset Police have issued an update after they confirmed the force was investigating Bob Vylan following chants they made on stage at Glastonbury Festival

Events

3 w. ago Brits demand end to BBC licence fee over Masterchef, Glastonbury and Gaza scandals

Anger over the BBC comes in the wake of a series of significant controversies, including Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set, Gregg Wallace's MasterChef candal and an investigation into the coverage of Gaza

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4 w. ago Tim Davie insists he is still right person to lead BBC after series of scandals

Director general defends his performance after criticism from culture secretary over ‘catastrophic failures’Tim Davie has insisted he is still the right person to lead the BBC, after a succession of controversies that have led the culture secretary to accuse him of overseeing a “series of catastrophic failures”.Davie has been under the most intense pressure of his five-year tenure as director general after incidents including the livestreaming of Bob Vylan’s performance at the Glastonbury festival, as well as the broadcast of a Gaza documentary that breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago BBC staff who had authority to cut livestream of Bob Vylan's set ‘were at Glastonbury’

Police have since launched an investigation into the group

Culture

4 w. ago BBC staff who had authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’

The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, said it was an ‘option open to those on the ground’ to cut the livestream.

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