Us deprives Bob Vylan Visa after protest against Israeli military

Us deprives Bob Vylan Visa after protest against Israeli military

The US State Department has lifted the visas of the members of the British Rap-Punk group Bob Vylan, who stimulated the crowd to call the Israeli military at a music festival in Great Britain.

Visa returns due to hate speech

"The Foreign Ministry revoked the US visa for the members of the band Bob Vylan in the light of her hateful tirade at the Glastonbury Festival, including the leadership of the crowd to death," said Deputy Foreign Minister Christopher Landau in an X-Post on Monday. "Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome in our country."

planned US tour of the band

The group should go on a US tour at the end of October, as announced in a contribution on Instagram. The United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs has introduced an aggressive policy to the visa restriction and recall to combat alleged support for terrorism and anti -Semitism.

statements and provocations at the Glastonbury Festival

The spell takes place after the rapper Bobby Vylan appeared on the third largest West Holts Stage of the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, when he called "free, free Palestine" and the crowd to protest against the Israeli military. In a video you can see how the rapper calls into the microphone: "Okay, but have you already heard this here? Death, Death the IDF (Israeli defense forces)."

criticism and reactions to the appearance

The artist also appeared in front of a canvas that showed a message: "The United Nations described it as genocide. The BBC calls it a 'conflict'" - an allusion to the British public broadcast that transferred the festival live

in an Instagram post on Sunday with the heading "I said what I said" said Bobby Vylan that after his appearance he received "news both for support and hate".

The way to change and inspiration

"Teaching our children to speak out for the changes they want and need is the only way we can make the world a better place," the article said. "While we are getting older and our fire may go under the pressure of adult life and all of its obligations, it is incredibly important that we inspire future generations to lift the torch that has been handed over to us."

reactions of politics and media

The statements of Bob Vylan at the festival also triggered outrage among leading British officials, and the British police checked video recordings of his appearance. The British Prime Minister Keir Strander said that "there is no excuse for this kind of hideous hate speech."

The Israeli message in the United Kingdom showed "deeply affected" of what it described as "ravine and hateful" rhetoric at the festival.

BBC and dealing with the appearance

A BBC spokesman announced CNN on Sunday that some of the comments expressed during Vylan's appearance were "deeply offensive". The broadcaster had broadcast the rapper's appearance live, but said that there were no plans to provide the performance on its IPLAYER streaming platform. On Monday, the BBC explained that "one with the knowledge of today" should have stopped Vylan's appearance during the transfer. The broadcaster emphasized that he respects freedom of expression, but is decisively against calls for violence.

"The anti -Semitic statements by Bob Vylan were completely unacceptable and have no place in our program," he added.