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Glastonbury-and the Purge of the Jews
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
June 29, 2025

…Jews are no strangers to accusations of secret plots: banking plots, media plots, world domination. They’re always scheming, according to the people who can’t stop obsessing over them. What’s unfolding now is a real plot not being orchestrated by Jews, but against them. And it’s happening in broad daylight. It’s called the “Free Palestine” movement. But the branding is a smoke screen. What we’re dealing with is not a grassroots plea for peace, for statehood. It’s Islamism soaked in Maoism, weaponized for the social media era, and sharpened to a point by ideological warriors who’ve read more Foucault than Quran. Perhaps this will sound hyperbolic to you. But I have been researching and writing about subversive movements for decades, especially movements emanating from the world of political Islam. READ MORE

NEWSWEEK Israel’s Army Reacts to “Kill the IDF” Chants from Bob Vylan The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said “we have no response on the matter” when asked by Newsweek for reaction to British rapper Bobby Vylan’s chants of “Kill the IDF” at the Glastonbury music festival, even as the incident sparked backlash from Israeli officials and the public and prompted government action. The U.S. State Department said it had revoked visas for rap-punk duo Bob Vylan over chants made during their televised performance at the Glastonbury Festival, which was broadcast by the BBC. Bobby Vylan led the crowd in chants of “Free Palestine,” followed by “Death to the IDF,” sparking criticism of the broadcaster as well.