Bobby Vylan vs Bibi Villain

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BBC reports on spikes in anti-semitic violence and prominently singles out Bobby Vylan in its headline without mentioning Bibi Villain. It does however state these facts among others:

Responding to the findings, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said antisemitic incidents and crimes "remain shamefully and persistently high".

There were at least 200 incidents every month in the first half of 2025, the CST said. The report relies on figures from incidents that are self-reported.

An average of 8.4 incidents per day were reported in the first six months of the year. The highest daily total of 26 came on 29 June, the day after the performance by Bob Vylan at the Glastonbury festival.

The second-worst day for what the CST described as "anti-Jewish hate" was 17 May, with 19 incidents, a day after Israel announced an expansion of its military operation in Gaza.

The CST said: "Both of these cases illustrate how sentiment and rhetoric towards Israel and Zionism influence, shape and drive contemporary anti-Jewish discourse, online and offline, often around totemic events that grab mainstream public attention."

Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza in response to Hamas's attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken to Gaza as hostages.

More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israel's military campaign, according to the territory's health ministry.