The BBC quickly put out a statement condemning the antisemitism on display by some of the performers at this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival.

The BBC statement reads as follows:

“Millions of people tuned in to enjoy Glastonbury this weekend across the BBC’s output but one performance within our livestreams included comments that were deeply offensive. The BBC respects freedom of expression but stands firmly against incitement to violence. The antisemitic sentiments expressed by Bob Vylan were utterly unacceptable and have no place on our airwaves. We welcome Glastonbury’s condemnation of the performance.

“The performance was part of a live stream of the West Holts stage on BBC iPlayer. The judgment on Saturday to issue a warning on screen while streaming online was in line with our editorial guidelines. In addition, we took the decision not to make the performance available on demand. The team were dealing with a live situation but with hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance. We regret this did not happen.

“In light of this weekend, we will look at our guidance around live events so we can be sure teams are clear on when it is acceptable to keep output on air.”

The Glastonbury Festival published their own statement on Instagram. The antisemitic comments were also condemned by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

There is NO PLACE for antisemitism in 2025. Not on the BBC, not in the UK, not in America. Not anywhere. Don’t just take my word for it. Listen to Hen Mazzig:

And Glastonbury’s platforming of this rhetoric is not isolated. Across Britain, Jewish communities are finding themselves marginalised, even at events once synonymous with inclusion. London Pride, a celebration of queer identity, will go ahead this year without the participation of Jewish LGBT groups, who have pulled out – again – because they no longer feel safe.

The progressive spaces where we once sought solidarity are now spaces where Jewish grief and Jewish safety are too politically inconvenient to acknowledge.

Even the artists leading these chants are, for the most part, unknowns. Their fame is not earned through music but through provocation.

The surge of antisemitism that we have seen since October 7 is unacceptable. It isn’t that but I’ve seen how so much of it is coming directly from the left-wing, particularly the far-left. It isn’t just that the anti-Jewish hate has been allowed to take over, but the very people you’d think would call it out are instead giving it a free pass. We saw it this weekend with Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ appearance on ABC’s This Week. Jonathan Karl, stepping in for George Stephanopoulos, moderated this past Sunday’s show.

America’s largest populated city isn’t immune to it either, especially in this year’s mayoral election. When the leading candidate is offered chance after chance to condemn an antisemitic slogan and does not do so, that is simply unacceptable. There are certain phrases that have long been seen as incitement to violence against Jews. What’s so sad and frustrating is how these phrases have become not just common on the left but simply allowed. The fact that I know a gay Orthodox Jew who overheard marchers calling for the “deaths of Zionists” at this weekend’s New York Dyke March is outright scary. Why has such hatred become so acceptable?!?

When left-wing spaces push out Jews and decide to go Zionist-free, that’s textbook antisemitism. The vast majority of world Jewry are Zionists. When people say that they are anti-Zionist, that’s textbook antisemitism. What it means is that they deny the Jewish right to self-determination. That’s anti-Zionism in a nutshell, but so many people–especially those on the left, have bought into misinformation and are now using false definitions. When they get called out on it, they only double down on their antisemitism.

The BBC provided over 90 hours of performances with live streams from the Glastonbury Festival 2025 stages.

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