Sir Ephraim Mirvis made his comments after a live broadcast of Bob Vylan at Glastonbury festival went out on the BBC The UK's chief rabbi has strongly criticised "the airing of vile Jew-hate at Glastonbury" after a live broadcast of Bob Vylan's performance at the festival went out on the BBC,

After punk duo Bob Vylan chanted "death to the IDF" live on air, the BBC has vowed to take action to "ensure proper accountability" for those found to be responsible for the broadcast.

Rap duo Bob Vylan issue statement clarifying their Glastonbury Festival chant criticizing the Israel Defense Forces and calling to Free Palestine.

The BBC had already said it should have cut the stream from Bob Vylan's performance at the music festival on Saturday which included on-stage chants of "death, death to the IDF", a reference to the Israel Defense Forces fighting a war in Gaza.