Taylor Lorenz Defends Bob Vylan’s ‘Death to IDF’ Chant: ‘They Didn’t Say Death to Israelis’

LORENZ Now what they ░░░░░░░░ do next is stop ░░░░░░░░ genocide Again if people ░░░░░░░░ the public and these ░░░░░░░░ to have more positive ░░░░░░░░ towards the Israeli military ░░░░░░░░ then they need to ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ wants positive sentiment I ░░░░░░░░ t know why you ░░░░░░░░ it around We re ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ to call for the ░░░░░░░░ of anyone I mean ░░░░░░░░ you are advocating against ░░░░░░░░ and you don t ░░░░░░░░ people to be killed ░░░░░░░░ can you turn around ░░░░░░░░ say in the same ░░░░░░░░ that you think chanting ░░░░░░░░ death should be contextualized ░░░░░░░░ LORENZ Well yeah because ░░░░░░░░ if an army is ░░░░░░░░ genocide and slaughtering babies ░░░░░░░░ creating the highest rate ░░░░░░░░ child amputees in the ░░░░░░░░ and if that is ░░░░░░░░ they have done for ░░░░░░░░ and years now then ░░░░░░░░ public is rightfully outraged ░░░░░░░░ that genocide MAZZIG Calling ░░░░░░░░ their death that s ░░░░░░░░ issue It s not ░░░░░░░░ Calling for the death ░░░░░░░░ a military entity that ░░░░░░░░ currently committing genocide Morgan ░░░░░░░░ can t Taylor you ░░░░░░░░ t keep saying that ░░░░░░░░ don t even believe ░░░░░░░░ when you re saying ░░░░░░░░ MAZZIG Yeah Morgan If ░░░░░░░░ said Death to the ░░░░░░░░ army no one s ░░░░░░░░ that as meaning the ░░░░░░░░ but taking it as ░░░░░░░░ British soldiers LORENZ When ░░░░░░░░ say Death to America ░░░░░░░░ mean death to American ░░░░░░░░ that has subjugated Morgan ░░░░░░░░ they don t They ░░░░░░░░ death to Americans KRAKUE ░░░░░░░░ s a very generous ░░░░░░░░ MAZZIG Ask the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ of Iran what they ░░░░░░░░ they ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ Morgan I don t ░░░░░░░░ you even believe this ░░░░░░░░ you re saying it ░░░░░░░░ do you LORENZ Again ░░░░░░░░ didn t say death ░░░░░░░░ Israelis they said death ░░░░░░░░ the IDF again a ░░░░░░░░ Morgan Who are Israelis ░░░░░░░░ who are committing genocide ░░░░░░░░ It s a compulsory ░░░░░░░░ we have to join ░░░░░░░░ army in Israel LORENZ ░░░░░░░░ you can choose to ░░░░░░░░ join the army of ░░░░░░░░ as well MAZZIG Of ░░░░░░░░ and go to prison.”