Bob Vylan are suing a Jewish organisation who called for their Manchester gig to be cancelled… having called for the death of the Israel Defence Force at Glastonbury: KATIE HIND

The punk band that called for the killing of Israeli Defense Forces at Glastonbury is suing a Jewish organization that called for the cancellation of a concert in Manchester.

Bob Vylan, the duo who sparked outrage by chanting ‘Death, death to the Israeli Armed Forces’, called in lawyers after they were labeled ‘anti-Semitic’ and accused of ‘sedition’ by the Greater Manchester Jewish Representative Council ahead of a concert planned to be held next month.

At least ten MPs also joined the Jewish community group in demanding that a demonstration planned for Manchester Academy on November 5 be canceled, citing the terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Community synagogue earlier this month.

The group’s decision to go on the attack was labeled a ‘disgrace’ by a source in the Jewish community last night.

Another told The Mail on Sunday: ‘We were shocked, but perhaps not surprised, to receive letters from lawyers representing Bob Vylan.

‘They don’t seem to realize that it’s their own hateful and dangerous actions that are the problem, not ours.’

It is understood a letter has been sent to Manchester JRC alleging defamation in labeling the group as antisemitic.

Bob Vylan is understood to be planning to take legal action against radio broadcaster LBC for the same reason.

Bob Vylan’s anger was sparked when the JRC issued a statement ahead of a concert near the synagogue in Crumpsall on 2 October.

53-year-old Adrian Daulby and 66-year-old Melvin Cravitz died in the attack that took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Police said the attack was inspired by Islamic extremist ideology.

The JRC said it was ‘deeply concerned’ by the venue’s decision to host the show and highlighted a pattern of behavior they described as ‘hateful and dangerous’.

The statement said: ‘We are deeply concerned by Manchester Academy’s decision to host Bob Vylan, an artist who has repeatedly engaged in rhetoric that crosses the line from legitimate political discourse to antisemitism and incitement.

‘We are further alarmed by the BBC Director General’s admission that he was responsible for antisemitic broadcasting by broadcasting his Glastonbury shows; This has directly led to an increase in hate crimes against the Jewish community.’

Reports of anti-Semitic hate incidents in the UK rose a day after Bob Vylan’s controversial Glastonbury performance, according to figures from a Jewish security charity earlier this year.

As well as stage commentary at Glastonbury. Bob Vylan frontman Pascal Robinson-Foster has launched a blunt attack on Junbe against a Jewish music manager who signed a protest letter describing himself as a ‘Zionist’ to prevent Irish band Kneecap from performing at the festival.

He also talked about the boss of the record label he once worked for who ‘talked about his support for Israel’ and described him in abusive terms before adding ‘Fucking Zionists’.

At a concert in Amsterdam last month, Mr Robinson-Foster shouted on stage: ‘To hell with the Zionists. ‘Go find them on the streets.’

Labor and Liberal Democrat MPs in Greater Manchester backed calls to ban the concert, while the US State Department recently canceled the band’s visas, citing “hateful tirades”.

The Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that monitors antisemitism in the UK, said a total of 1,521 antisemitic incidents were reported in the first half of 2025.