Sunday 12 May 2019

In Defence of Eurovision

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“Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”

The Eurovision contest starts next week beginning with the first semi-final which will be broadcast on BBC at 8pm on Tuesday 14th May presented by Scott Mills and Rylan Clarke Neil direct from Tel Aviv in Israel.

Unlike in previous years there have been calls to boycott Eurovision by the so-called anti-Zionists who wish to see the country destroyed despite the fact it is the only functioning democracy in the Middle east where people of all religions can freely worship and the LGBT can be open with their preferred lifestyles.

In neighbouring Gaza under the rule of the Hamas terrorists homosexuality is not tolerated and would see gay men and women severely punished if not murdered were there sexuality exposed in public. The same applies in all the surrounding countries.

In fact the human rights records of all of those countries and organisations such as Hamas, Hezbollah and Al Fatah are appalling. Women are second class citizens, opposition is not tolerated and the treatment of minorities especially Christians in Egypt, Iran and Iraq is at near genocidal levels.

All this is ignored by the so-called anti-Zionist community including the main one i this country which masquerades as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. At one of it's meetings the Saudi Ambassador described Israel as a cancer needing removal to which the comrades cheered. The Saudis at the time were the only country in the world to ban women from driving. Even now women need "guardians" permission to to do this or that, even travel.

The Saudis torture and execute using the barbaric method of beheading. Even atheists risk death in this backward country ruled by an extreme version of Islam in many ways indistinct from the that imposed by the criminals of ISIS.

I could go on. Nevertheless the Saudis sit on the United Nations Human Rights Committee whilst the gay hanging, hijab enforcing oppressors of women, Iran have been elevated to the UN Women's Rights Commission. And the body expects the world to take it's edicts seriously. I think not.

The Eurovision is a non-political event to bring people together to promote peace and harmony. Nobody suggested boycotting Russia because of it's actions. The hypocrisy of the Boycotters is exposed bare as the demonstrators in London showed yesterday. The mainly white crowd of several hundred (not the thousands claimed by the PSC) were cheering on the speakers who ranted against the "gutter Jews". Their racism exposed.

Boycott the Boycotters.  Support the Eurovision contest. Stand up for democracy and against anti-Semitism. 

Israel is not perfect then what country is, especially when every so often terrorists fire hundreds of rockets at the Jewish State every so often. Israel has a right to defend itself.

My money is on Australia to win.

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