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

Around 1,000 officers managed protesters and counter-protesters on opposite sides of the River Thames.

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.

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erusuoyera 27 points 3 months ago

"We recognise the concern footage and chanting like this causes, particularly with London's Jewish communities.

He was onstage with members of London's Jewish communities, who were also protesting the genocide in Gaza.

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Veserr -11 points 3 months ago

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.

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mrdown 9 points 3 months ago

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

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Veserr -9 points 3 months ago

Quds Day has been organized for decades by Iran. It didn't start with the Gaza bloodbath.

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One_Honest_Dude 11 points 3 months ago

When do you think the genocide in Palestine started?

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phoenixz 8 points 3 months ago

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?

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