LONDON: British police said on Tuesday they would take no further action over comments made about the Israeli military during a performance by punk duo Bob Vylan at the Glastonbury music festival in June.
“We have concluded, after reviewing all the evidence, that it does not meet the criminal threshold outlined by the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) for any person to be prosecuted,” Avon and Somerset Police said.
The performance by Bob Vylan included on-stage chants by lead singer Bobby Vylan of “death, death to the IDF,” a reference to the Israel Defense Forces which was heavily involved in fighting in Gaza.
There was insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction, the police said.
The force said it interviewed a man in his mid-30s and contacted about 200 members of the public during the investigation.
