The rapper who led a chant of “death, death to the IDF” on stage at Glastonbury has claimed he wasn’t trying to incite violence.
Bob Vylan, whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, posted on Instagram today denying that he was calling for the death of Jews.
He said the chant was intended to call for “the dismantling of a violent military machine.”
His statement on social media comes after he was dumped by his agent and management, and had his US Visa revoked.
The punk rap duo posted on Instagram today: "Today, a good many people would have you believe a punk band is the number one threat to world peace.
"Last week it was a Palestine pressure group, the week before that it was another band. We are not for the death of Jews, Arabs or any other race or group of people. We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine.
"A machine whose own soldiers were told to use "unnecessary lethal force" against innocent civilians waiting for aid.
"We, like those in the spotlight before us, are not the story. We are a distraction from the story. And whatever sanctions we receive will be a distraction."
As the world decides what they think about the chants, Palestinian journalist and writer Hamza Yusuf joins Ben Kentish to discuss.
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