00:00Well, breaking news, the BBC has released this statement.
00:04Millions of people tuned in to enjoy Glastonbury this weekend
00:07across the BBC's outfit for one performance
00:10within our live streams included.
00:13That was deeply offensive.
00:15The BBC respects freedom of expression
00:17but stands firmly against incitement to violence.
00:20The anti-Semitic statements,
00:22sentiments expressed by Bob Villam,
00:24were utterly unacceptable and have no place on our airwaves.
00:28We welcome Glastonbury's condemnation of the performance.
00:32Do you know what?
00:33About time.
00:35How has it taken them this long to come to this conclusion
00:37and pressure from organisations like GB News and you've all at home?
00:42I know we've had a lot of comments today saying,
00:44and we were talking about this earlier, weren't we, Hannah,
00:46saying, please stop showing this footage,
00:48please stop talking about it.
00:49But if we don't talk about it, nothing changes.
00:51And this is why it's so important we have these discussions
00:54about things that we saw from Bob Villam were absolutely vile.
00:57They were vulgar.
00:58They never should have been broadcast
01:00under your taxpayer dime effectively on the BBC.
01:03That's what it is.
01:03You're basically paying for it under your TV licence.
01:06And quite frankly, I'm glad that they've at least come to the conclusion
01:08that they should have pulled it.
01:10Well, pulled it and had some...
01:11What was their contingency for this?
01:13And the thing is, what you're seeing,
01:15and people are asking us not to play it,
01:16but you can see now, Sandra,
01:18she said, please stop playing that man inciting violence against the IDF.
01:21It really is too much now.
01:22As someone has said, talk about it,
01:25but don't keep showing it.
01:26Well, look, again, Sandra,
01:28we are making sure that something happens about this nonsense
01:30because we are funding the BBC
01:33and they are the BBC for everyone in this country.
01:37That includes Israeli people
01:39and, of course, Jewish people
01:40and all of us who pay and watch or listen to it.
01:44So there is no justification for them to continue showing this footage.
01:49And it wasn't even just that.
01:51That is a snapshot of what it was.
01:53There were other things saying,
01:55you want your country back, then forget it kind of thing.
01:57Forget you, but I'm being polite, using polite words.
02:00There were free Palestine chants
02:02and from the river to the sea,
02:04all of which we know are offensive to Jewish people
02:06and in particular those who live in Israel
02:09and who are from Israel.
02:11It is totally unacceptable.
02:12And finally, it took them a long time, I think,
02:16it's finally they've said something.
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