Subhead:Freelance journalist David Atherton joins The Ezra Levant Show for a look at two controversial performances during the Glastonbury Festival.#
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A pair of musical performances at the United Kingdom’s Glastonbury Festival have received backlash after promoting antisemitism during their acts.
London-based punk rap duo Bob Vylan and Northern Ireland’s Kneecap both made headlines for their performances at the festival, which saw the musicians taking aim at the Israel Defense Forces and supporting Hamas and Hezbollah.
On Tuesday’s episode of The Ezra Levant Show, freelance journalist David Atherton joined Ezra to reflect on the fallout from the two music groups.
The antisemitism espoused by Bob Vylan and Kneecap “is the state of political discourse on the BBC, in pop culture, in the music biz,” Ezra said, noting “all of that was applauded” — while Lucy Connolly, who posted and then deleted remarks critical of the Southport stabbing, was given 31 months in jail.
Chanting “death to the IDF” was bad enough, but it wasn’t just antisemitism on display, added David, criticizing Bob Vylan for mocking those who want to maintain British culture. “That, to my mind, was equally as offensive” as the antisemitism, he said.
