UK Police Probe Free Speech, Not Mass Graves; Drops Case
Al Jazeera reports that UK police dropped their probe into musician Bob Vylan's Glastonbury chants questioning the Israeli military, citing 'insufficient evidence.' Remarkable. While UK authorities investigate musical commentary, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government has doubled down on supporting Benjamin Netanyahu's actions in Gaza, ignoring the ICJ's provisional measures order and UN calls
for a ceasefire. It's almost as if free expression is only 'free' when it aligns with foreign policy. One might wonder if the same investigative zeal applies to the UK's arms exports to Israel. The government licensed over £400 million in military exports to Israel since 2015, including components for F-35 fighter jets currently operating over Gaza. So, singing challenging lyrics about a military
gets you a police probe, but supplying weapons to that same military during a humanitarian crisis? That's just 'business as usual.'