Bob Vylan broadcast breached BBC standards, investigation finds

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"The BBC's broadcast of punk duo Bob Vylan's performance at this year's Glastonbury Festival has been found to have breached the corporation's editorial standards on harm and offence. Controversy erupted after the musicians chanted death, death to the IDF, referring to the Israel Defence Forces, at the festival in Somerset in June. Their set was live-streamed by the broadcaster. The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit received four complaints about the performance. They related to incitement to violence, terrorism or ethnic cleansing, hate speech and expressions of antisemitism."

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