Rap duo Bob Vylan issue statement clarifying their Glastonbury Festival chant criticizing the Israel Defense Forces and calling to Free Palestine.

The English alternative rap duo Bob Vylan responded Tuesday to recent backlash over comments in regard to the Israel-Hamas conflict during a performance over the weekend.

We, like those in the spotlight before us, are not the story. We are a distraction from the story,” Bobby and Bobbie Vylan say.