Police investigate 'death to the IDF' chants led by Bobby Vylan at Al Quds Day rally
3 months ago by geneva_convenience to c/uk_politics
Police say they are investigating chants of "death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]" led by Bobby Vylan, of the punk duo Bob Vylan, at an Al Quds Day protest in central London.
Videos on social media appeared to show Vylan, whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, making a speech at the demonstration before chanting "death, death to the IDF" as the crowd joined in.
Last year, police decided not to bring criminal charges after the group's Glastonbury 2025 performance when Vylan led crowds in chants of "death, death to the IDF".
In a post on X, the Met said: "We are aware of chanting made by a speaker at the Al Quds protest and will be investigating. "We recognise the concern footage and chanting like this causes, particularly with London's Jewish communities.
The vast majority of London's Jewish Community doesn't support Quds Day. It's like saying "Hey, some black people attended this Trump rally. How dare you say Trump is bad".
Quds Day is a day that was created by the Iranian Ayatollahs to basically claim that Iran will destroy Israel.
This is a day where people wave pictures of Ayatollah Khomenei, Ayatollah Khamenei and scream "death to Israel". That's the entire original point of this day. Claiming Iran and its militias will turn the land muslim.
once israel stop doing genocide people will stop burning israelis flag and chant death to Israel . The audacity of scums like you to talk about Iran wanting to destroy Israel when Israel is the one destroying multiple countries in the middle east
When do you think the genocide in Palestine started?
And Israel has been slaughtering kids in Gaza for at least 5 decades. I know because I literally saw the weekly news reports as a child, I never forgot them
What is your point?
Sounds good
How is saying "death to the IDF" a crime? What would happen if they said "death to the Russian military"?
It's not a crime that was already decided last time. They're simply doing lawfare and wasting taxpayer money to harass anti-genocide sentiment.
Zero investigation of British IDF soldiers massacaring Palestinians so far by the way.
If every single Israeli was slaughtered, people attending Quds Day would celebrate.
I'm sympathetic to Palestinians, but this day was created by the Iranian dictatorship to claim that Iranian militias will destroy Israel and take over the entire country. The point of this day isn't to ask for justice for Palestinians. It's to celebrate the Iranian regime and call for the destruction of Israel
I grew up outside Britain. The UK left needs to understand who they associate with.
The Pro-Iranian regime crowd is as bad as the pro-Netanyahu folks. Both are pieces of shit.
I don't think associating with one of the most authoritarian country in the world will help Palestine.
That's a suicidal strategy.
Look at Gaza right now. Is that what you call a victory? Because Iran called it a major victory.
"As a black man..."
Look at public opinion surveys about the Jewish Community and Iran
It is a little-known fact* that, in addition to its high-profile operations in the Middle East, the IDF operates community patrols around Golders Green and Stamford Hill.
What difference are they expecting compared to the last time they investigated the exact same chant? Maybe because it is a different police force, they are wanting another pop at it? Surely that just a waste of resources.
Deaths chants against fascist organizations are acceptable
Death Chants are especially applicable, when a Fascist organisation is responsible for the Genocide of nearly 100,000 people in Gaza
They are still killing in the West Bank and now Lebanon again.
Hell yes!
Is this part of Netanyahu's plan for what he called, 'Greater Israel?'
Agreed, Zionism is an imperialist replacement theory with the aim of creating a homeland for the Jews, thus creating the Construct of Israel.
There is no historical presidence for Israel to exist.
The replacement and the stealing of land, started in the 1880s and continues to this day.
Netanyahu is a war criminal that killed tens of thousands of palestinians. Israel occupies palestinian land.
The Iranian regime is murderous and is using the palestinian cause to further its own interests
You understand that these things can be true at the same time, right?
You seriously believe that you support Palestinians when you reject Palestinians rights to self defense and police anti settler colonialism people speech. Israel is even worse than iran in term of abuse backed by your shitty country
Quds means Jerusalem. Iran got popular around the world by helping Palestinians resist genocide.
They don't give a shit about Palestinians. They only support Hamas.
How can you claim to support Palestinians while backing an organization that tortures critics according to Amnesty International?
You are rejecting Palestinians right to resistance. You reminds me of the europeens settler who was talking about first nations eating other first nations people during war to justify their settler colonialism
I want free elections so the Palestinian people can democratically decide their leadership.
You want to impose leadership on them. That's the difference between us.
Hamas was elected in 2005. Then they banned all elections.
From 2005 to 2024, Gaza was devastated by 4 bloody wars.
Did you experience those wars? Or are you sitting on your ass praising palestinians getting bombed because of an organization that denies them the right to free elections?
thats true... he should support the IOF who murder 30,000 kids and commit genocide, illegal settlements and ethnic cleansing and kidnap 20000+ hostages and rape and torture hostages to death... only anti-semitics dont support those things
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He was onstage with members of London's Jewish communities, who were also protesting the genocide in Gaza.
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