A serious incident occurred Saturday at a Bob Vylan band performance in Amsterdam. The band's singer, Pascal Robinson-Foster, took the stage with Palestinian flags behind him as always, but this time, he also brutally attacked the memory of American pro-Israel activist Charlie Kirk, who was murdered last week.
During the performance, he referenced the fatal shooting that took the life of Kirk, "dedicated" a song to him, mocked that his pronouns will now be "was/were," and said, "If you talk sh*t, you will get banged. Rest in piss, Charlie Kirk, you piece of sh*t."
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The remarks sparked cheers and applause from the crowd, some of whom waved Palestinian flags and participated in chants against Israel. The singer later led the crowd in extremist slogans and declared that "Death to the IDF" should be heard not only in Britain but throughout the world.
As is known, the Bob Vylan band already caused an uproar earlier this year with similar chants at the Glastonbury Festival. As will be recalled, during the performance, singer Pascal Robinson-Foster led the crowd in chants of "Free Palestine," "Death to the IDF," and "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the chants "horrific hate speech" and demanded explanations from the BBC about broadcasting the content. Health Secretary Wes Streeting called them "abhorrent" and mentioned the October 7 massacre at the Nova party.
