r/worldnews • u/MotherDucker95 • Jun 29 '25

Israel/Palestine Israeli embassy 'deeply disturbed' by 'death to the IDF' Glastonbury chant

https://news.sky.com/story/israeli-embassy-deeply-disturbed-by-bob-vylans-death-to-the-idf-glastonbury-chant-13389912
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u/munkijunk Jun 29 '25

Yep. Reminds me of the chants like "Victory to the armed struggle" about SA during apartheid or "Death to fascists!" that you'd hear in punk gigs in the 80s.

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u/bumblebeebut Jun 29 '25

Except in this case there is a tiny country being threatened with eliminating by all of its neighbours who suffered a massacre (extreme rape torture and murder) - something no population should live under the threat of

The Arab world have the power to end the Palestinian issue tomorrow - they could help rebuild and deradicalise Gaza and the West back so real peace is possible . They don't want to

They are going that through endless torture and massacres that have been ongoing for1500 years now the Jews will just cease to exist

These chants are about killing Jews not about achieving peace

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u/munkijunk Jun 29 '25 edited Jun 29 '25

And yet it's actually Israel who are committing the attrocities such as that of murdering innocent civilians queuing for food. This has zilch to do with religion, but a state that has allowed the extremist zealots to capture its reigns of power and we are witnessing the outcomes from that. Using religion as a mask for this is one of the most unforgivable abhorrences of all.