00:00The government has strongly condemned chants from Bob Villain, who called for death to the Israeli military during their performance, which was broadcast live on the BBC.
00:09What did you make of that?
00:10Well, firstly, we're probably giving him what he wants, which was publicity.
00:14Secondly, I thought the comments were revolting.
00:16And if I think about the war in Ukraine, I mean, no doubt I want Ukraine to win, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be cheering on the deaths of Russians.
00:24I don't think anyone wins from that.
00:26And here's the other thing I'd say. We're talking about what happened on stage.
00:30Why don't we talk about, it's not criticism of your questions, by the way, but what's happened in the Middle East this week?
00:35A Palestinian village in the West Bank set on fire in Taipei.
00:39I met with the Red Cross and Red Crescent this week about the humanitarian catastrophe that we have today, the risk of disease spreading over the summer and famine in the autumn.
00:49And the irony of that music festival is that Israelis were taken from a music festival, killed, raped, and in some cases are still being held captive.
00:59Whether you are Israeli or Palestinian, whether you are Christian, Jewish or Muslim, all life is precious.
01:06And we're not going to solve one of the most intractable conflicts on earth with those sorts of stunts.
01:13We're going to have to do it with international pressure, careful diplomacy, and we're doing everything we can to bring an end to this war, condemning Israel's actions and the way it's conducting its war in Gaza,
01:23at the same time is demanding the release of hostages and trying to bring an end to this conflict.
01:28Very briefly, if I may, Health Secretary, the Israeli embassy says what happened at Glastonbury raises questions about the glorification of violence.
01:37Do you agree?
01:38I think that is a challenge and that's why I don't think anyone should be cheering it on.
01:42I'd also say to the Israeli embassy, get your own house in order.
01:45What happened in the West Bank this week by Israeli settler terrorists needs to not only be condemned, it needs to be acted upon.
01:53And Israel cannot continue to look the other way while its own people are carrying out unwanted acts of terrorism and violence.
01:59They wouldn't tolerate it rightly against their own citizens.
02:03Their citizens are doing it to Palestinians and it's got to stop.
