BBC partly upholds complaints over Bob Vylan’s performance at Glastonbury festival | Music
The BBC was partially replaced by the Punk duo Bob Vylan’s decision to publish the performance of Bob Vylan at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Publisher’s Manager Complaint Unit (ECU) Doing this Frontman Bobby Vylan broke the editorial directives regarding damage and crime because they used the slogans of “Death, Death to IDF”, “from the river to the sea” and “free, free Palestine”.
Ecu It was taken in the tour, Ecu Ecu said that his interpretations could be “anti -Semitic” and ayr a certain cliché of the Jewish influence in the entertainment industry ”.
However, the probability of encouraging or provoking set crime was cleared. Ecu, “’Free Palestine’ and ‘from the river to the sea’ references are seen by some implying that the Israeli state implies the disappearance of the state of Israel, it is not accepted as more than the expressions of support for the Palestinian state and does not threaten the act of violence.
“Death Death is more problematic to IDF, but it is more problematic, but it is directed towards an institution rather than individuals and is directed to an institution that is not defined by ethnic or religious composition.”
BBC was also cleared of violating the rules of impartiality. Ecu said that “the scope of a music festival is not the same as the scope of news and current events, and even though festivals will continue with a wide tolerance and audience expectations for the statements of the BBC’s political characters, artists or viewers.”
Bob Vylan defended their statements at the festival many times; In addition, “Free Palestine – the United Nations called it genocide – BBC call it ‘conflict’.
Glastonbury organizers said that they were terrified by Bob Vylan from the statements made from the West Holts scene ”.
BBC General Manager Tim Davie said: “I regret that such aggressive and pitiful behaviors appear in the BBC.”
After the incident, BBC images removed images from optional services and said that he would no longer publish live performances that are accepted as “high risk .. BBC President Samir Shah said, “An undisputed judicial error”.
Avon and Somerset police investigation into Bob Vylan’s comments at the festival continues. A spokesman told The Guardian: “Our investigation team is thinking of all the appropriate legislation such as hate crimes. It is also important that we are fully understood about any legal precedent, which is a complex process, and we work closely with early legal advice and other British police forces.
“We know the power of the feeling of the people around what happens, and we hope that the ongoing investigations will guarantee and show the seriousness we discuss this investigation.”
The group was also canceled US visas after Glastonbury.
At the beginning of this month, a concert in the Netherlands was canceled after being accused of celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk on the stage in Amsterdam, Bobby Vylan. He called the late extreme right -wing impressive as “a person of an absolute piece of shit ve and said,“ If you chat, you will be shot. ”
Tilburg venue 013 said his comments were “very forward ve and attracted the group’s show. Bobby Vylan explained in a next video: “I said shit to him, so right, but his death was not celebrated at any point.”
