Bob Vylan Speak Out After Glastonbury Investigation Gets Dropped

British duo Bob Vylan have been one of some acts on the Glastonbury competition in England this 12 months who vocally opposed the Israeli occupation of Palestine throughout their units. Their “Death to the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces)” chant even prompted the revocation of their United States visas, a canceled tour, their expertise company UTA dropping them, and a felony investigation into the chants for his or her allegedly inciting or actionable nature.

However, in keeping with AllHipHop, the Avon and Somerset Police dropped their investigation on Tuesday (December 23). There was apparently not sufficient proof “for there to be a practical prospect of conviction.” Thus, the duo will face no costs for his or her actions. Via Instagram, the duo shared a prolonged message to acknowledge this.

“What we’ve got misplaced in peace and safety, we’ve got gained tenfold in spirit and camaraderie. And that’s unbreakable,” the duo’s Bobby Vylan, actual identify Pascal Robinson-Foster, captioned his IG submit.

In their message, they acknowledged that they need to rejoice this growth, however they acknowledged that this felony investigation was unwarranted to start with. They referred to as out politicians and media for dragging their advocacy on behalf of Palestinian individuals and mentioned that small phase of their non-hateful efficiency was only a show of solidarity. Overall, the message is in regards to the extra resourceful forces that try to quell public sentiment, they usually hope extra of us can observe their lead. “May all oppressed individuals the world over, resist the boot of tyranny on the neck of freedom,” the message ends.

“When individuals say demise to a rustic, they’re not saying demise to a individuals,” he remarked throughout an interview. “They’re saying demise to imperialism, demise to colonialism. Bob Vylan ain’t obtained no tanks. They’re utilizing phrases to say one thing should finish. You can’t actually kill no person with a guitar or a microphone, however you would kill any person with a drone and a f***ing tank.”

After this turbulent saga is over, we’ll see what’s subsequent for Bob Vylan.