UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has publicly criticized the Israeli Embassy following its condemnation of pro-Palestinian chants at the Glastonbury Festival. The Israeli Embassy had expressed concern that chants such as "Death, death to the IDF" could normalize extremist views. In response, Streeting urged the embassy to "get your own house in order" and called on Israel to take the violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinians more seriously. He referred specifically to an increase in attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, describing them as "unwanton acts of violence" carried out by "Israeli settler terrorists." Streeting's remarks came amid broader discussions about the escalation of violence in the region and the political sensitivities surrounding the Glastonbury Festival's pro-Palestinian expressions.
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