Bob Vylan Responds to Glastonbury Backlash: “We Are Being Targeted for Speaking Up”

Bob Vylan is hitting back amid mounting controversy over their explosive Glastonbury set, and they are making their stance clear. Details below… The Punk-Rap duo faced swift fallout after leading the crowd in chants, including: “Death to the IDF… from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” And they now say that they are: “being targeted for speaking up.”  » Read more about: Bob Vylan Responds to Glastonbury Backlash: “We Are Being Targeted for Speaking Up”  » The post Bob Vylan Responds to Glastonbury Backlash: “We Are Being Targeted for Speaking Up” appeared first on ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. - Thirsty?.

Bob Vylan Responds to Glastonbury Backlash: “We Are Being Targeted for Speaking Up”

Bob Vylan issues a statement on Glastonbury backlash

Bob Vylan is hitting back amid mounting controversy over their explosive Glastonbury set, and they are making their stance clear.

Details below…

The Punk-Rap duo faced swift fallout after leading the crowd in chants, including:

“Death to the IDF… from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

And they now say that they are:

“being targeted for speaking up.”

In the days since, they’ve been dropped by UTA, had U.S. visas revoked, and are now under police investigation alongside Irish rap group Kneecap. The BBC has been criticized for airing the performance in full.

Addressing the storm, the group said:

“We are not the death of Jews, Arabs or any other race or group of people. We are for dismantling of a violent military machine.”

They added:

“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.”

Read their full statement below:

“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.

A machine that has destroyed much of Gaza.

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.

The government doesn’t want us to ask why they remain silent in the face of this atrocity? To ask why they aren’t doing more to stop the killing? To feed the starving?

The more time they talk about Bob Vylan, the less time they spend answering for their criminal inaction.

We are being targeted for speaking up. We are not the first. We will not be the last. And if you care for the sanctity of human life and freedom of speech, we urge you to speak up too.

Free Palestine.”

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