The British government has criticized the Bob Vylan band's songs at Glastonbury, which called for the "death" of the Israeli army, as offensive.

Punk rap band Bob Vylan stirred controversy at the Glastonbury Festival, where rapper Bobby Vylan called for "free Palestine" and "death, death to the IDF". The British government strongly condemned the messages, and the BBC warned that some comments were "deeply offensive". Police are reviewing the recordings for possible criminal offences and festival organizers have stressed that they do not support hate speech. The government has demanded an explanation from the BBC and backed the decision not to rebroadcast the set on iPlayer.