The BBC was informed that it had to explain why it failed to eliminate the law on Glastonbury Bob Vylan after the group led songs of “Death to the IDF” on Saturday.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was one of the BBC demanding answers about his decision to broadcast Bob Vylan live, the question dominating the first pages of British newspapers on Monday.
“There is no excuse for this kind of appalling speech of hatred,” said Starmer in a statement. “The BBC must explain how these scenes have been disseminated.”
The BBC did not cut Bob Vylan, despite the controversial slogans of the punk platform like, “from the river to the sea, Palestine must be, will be, free” and complain about working for “F *** Ing Sionist”.
The whole remained on Iplayer for more than five hours before being deleted by the BBC, although the company issued a warning concerning “a very strong and discriminatory language”.
The BBC’s decision to wear the Glastonbury set, taken a few hours of a separate call so as not to be broadcast live on fears of the hate speech, led to calls for the pursuit of managers.
The secretary of the shadow hermer, Chris Philp, said: “By broadcasting [Bob Vylan’s] Haine vile, the BBC also seems to have violated the law. I call the police to investigate and pursue urgently. »»
Danny Cohen, the former BBC television chief, said that the failure of the company to cut to Bob Vylan would send a “thrill of fear, despair, disgust and shock” in the thorns of the Jewish community of the United Kingdom.
“Someone in that [broadcast] Gallery, someone representing the BBC, chose to continue this flow, chose to maintain this program live, rather than separating and apologizing immediately, “Cohen told Sky News.
A spokesperson for the BBC said: “Some of the comments formulated during the Bob Vylan set were deeply offensive. During this live broadcast on Iplayer, which reflected what was happening on stage, a warning was issued on the screen about the very strong and discriminatory language. We do not intend to make the performance available on demand.”
