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US revokes visas of British rap punk duo Bob Vylan after chant against Israel’s military
The U.S. State Department said it has revoked the U.S. visas for Bob Vylan after their "hateful tirade at Glastonbury."
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged with supporting a proscribed organization for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London last year. ""Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country," U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in a social media post.Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has inflamed tensions around the world, triggering pro-Palestinian protests in many capitals and on college campuses. "The BBC said earlier in its defense that it had issued a warning on screen about "very strong and discriminatory language" during the livestream.The Israeli Embassy to the U.K. said over the weekend it was "deeply disturbed by the inflammatory and hateful rhetoric expressed on stage at the Glastonbury Festival.
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