Israeli Eurovision singer Eden Golan is ordered to stay in her hotel room by her security team as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters including keffiyeh-wearing Greta Thunberg gather in Malmo, calling for her to be excluded - "Golan, who was born in Israel but grew up in Russia, has faced death threats ahead of her performances at the Malmo Arena... Protester Kasia Wiatrowska, from Malmo, wore a green T-shirt with the words 'Libre Palestine' on the back. 'I do like Eurovision,' Wiatrowska told Reuters. 'We all love music. But this year music is dividing people, and I don't like that,' she added. Another protester, Palestinian Amar, who only gave one name, said: 'I'm here today because I see the hypocrisy and double standards around the world.'"
More "mostly peaceful protests"
I like how you can make a political statement then complain that music is dividing people, and complain about double standards while vigorously upholding one yourself
Royal Vauxhall Tavern on X - "Royal Vauxhall Tavern will not be open for any event on Saturday night 11th May 2024."
Hen Mazzig on X - "Following a massive campaign, yet another LGBTQ venue in London will be shut down for a day to avoid airing Israeli singer at the Eurovision Song Contest. LGBTQ spaces are supposed to be a safe space. Queer spaces are not safe for me as a gay Jewish Israeli. No other people are abused this way. Not Russian gays, not Chinese gays, not Syrian, Iranian, or Qatari gays, not even Palestinian gays from Gaza. Everyone is welcome to celebrate their identity at these spaces. It is only us Israeli gays who are being targeted. London is turning into a dark place."
BBC Newsnight on X - ""I've decided to join the boycott because of Israel's inclusion." Drag performer Crystal says she has cancelled her 800-person Eurovision viewing event because of the conflict in Gaza and Israel’s participation in the contest. #Newsnight"
Tamara 🎗 on X - "Peak Our BBC. Their two obsessions conjoined - drag queens and Israel."
Visegrád 24 on X - "BREAKING: 100+ Swedish policemen are transporting the Israeli singer Eden Golan to Malmo Arena in a very long convoy of police cars A police helicopter is flying above the convoy Eden is competing in the Eurovision Song Contest tonight in a city infamous for its antisemitism"
Gad Saad on X - "Who are they protecting her from?"
Hamas Atrocities on X - "Wanna lose any last residue of faith in the human race? Hear this! Greta Thunberg is in Malmö for the Eurovision song contest Today, to save the planet, she chanted with the crowds "Sinwar, we will not let you die" And "Jews, go back to Poland!""
It'd only "bullying" young people if the left don't hate them
Even if you pretend that the Jews really were from Poland, the left normally says it's racist and xenophobic to tell immigrants to go home. But as usual it's their double standards and racism at work
Julie Lenarz on X - "Greta Thunberg, who’s spoken many times about the systemic hatred and bullying she endured, was front and centre at the pro-Hamas protests in Malmö, Sweden today — trying to harass and bully Israeli singer Eden Golan."
Politics1.com on X - "Leftist activist Greta Thunberg joining protest in Sweden calling for Jewish Israeli singer Eden Golan to be barred from participating in the popular television Eurovision singing contest..."
AG on X - "How foolish do regular liberals have to feel for having promoted this ignorant clown as she joins a mob that was practically ready to lynch a 20 year old girl participating in a singing competition simply for her nationality? Thing is that the cause was never about the environment, carbon emissions, or climate change. It was always about control. The environmentalism was just a vehicle through which to launder a Marxist restructuring of society. Hopefully more people see that now."
Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼 on X - "Can somebody explain to me why Greta and all these protesters didn’t rally against the inclusion of Azerbaijan in Eurovision considering Azerbaijan just carried out ethnic cleansing in Armenia. There must be some kind of explanation."
Wokal Distance on X - "Why is climate change activist Gretta Thunberg at a Palestine protest you ask? Because the issue is never the issue, the issue is always the revolution - and both climate change and Palestine are issues the left uses to build support for their revolution."
Meme - Visegrád 24 @visegrad24: "Some people are asking why Greta is attending the huge anti-Israel protest ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden today The answer is that she was raised that way This picture shows her & her parents wearing t-shirts of the militant far-left Antifa group 🇸🇪🇮🇱"
Meme - Visegrád 24 @visegrad24: "1500 Jews living in Malmö, Sweden are forced to leave town or shelter at home during the Eurovision Song Contest this week due to the rampant antisemitism in the city. Meanwhile, the city’s mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh is posting pictures on supporting anti-Israel protesters"
Meme - Abasine @Abasine_bosnae: "I'd rather see #Palestine on #Eurovision2024 than disgusting and illegal state #israel"
Adam Sellers: "We've seen what Palestinians do to music festivals, Abasine."
Meme - Israel at music festival: *Eden Golan*
Palestine at music festival: *Hamas attack*
Hen Mazzig on X - "20 years-old Israeli singer, Eden Golan, was dancing with Finish singer Käärijä today, the video got thousands of hateful comments to the point that the Finish singer had to apologize for being seen with this Israeli girl. Can you think of any other country which an artist will have to apologize for being seen with another artist from that nation? “Dancing with this British singer isn’t an endorsement of Rishi Sunak” “Dancing with this Chinese singer isn’t a political statement” “Dancing with this Russian singer isn’t a political statement” “Dancing with this Palestinian singer isn’t a support for Hamas or the PA” “Dancing with this American singer isn’t a political endorsement of Trump” No, you can’t, because no other country and no other people have been dehumanized this way. This isn’t about peace, it’s not even about love for Palestinians. It’s just about your hate to the only Jewish state."
Jerry Coyne on X - "Käärijä had to apologize and delete the video simply because she was Israeli. Hundreds of protestors--in SWEDEN!--boo her simply because of where she came from. (She's in the Eurovision song contest.) This is not a protest against the Israeli government; it's antisemitism."
Meme - Sophie Corcoran: "Look at the state of the Irish lot on Eurovision. Jesus"
Meme - Joel Berry @JoelWBerry: "Not even professional wrestling could come up with a more on-the-nose good vs. evil showdown" *Irish devil vs Israeli angel*
Of course the left were cheering the devil, e.g. on George Takei's page
Hen Mazzig on X - "In a classic act as if taken from Hamas’ textbook, Ireland’s Eurovision contest entrance, Bambie Thug, who launched non-stop attacks on Israelis, is now claiming to be the victim. Bambie says that an Israeli broadcaster insulted them and they now demand that Israel be removed from the Eurovision.
Recap: Ireland Eurovision representative, 31-year-old Bambie Thug who identifies as a “Goth-Gremlin-Goblin-Witch” and practices "neo-pagan blood magic" during their menstruation—said she cried Israel’s Eden Golan, 20, made it to the finals. She continually called to ban Israel and when the Dutch contestant Joost Klein was banned for beating up a Swedish photographer, Bambie said “I feel sad because Joost is pro-Palestine.”
Bambie Thug says a commentary made by Israeli broadcaster breached the rules of the Eurovision, and that Israel should no longer be allowed to participate in the competition. "There’s a lot more anger and a lot more drive in me now," Bambie Thug said in an interview today. On Tuesday, a commentator on Kan, the Israeli public service broadcaster, warned TV viewers with children that Bambie Thug’s performance of their song, *Doomsday Blue* would be "the most scary" of the night. "There will be a lot of spells and black magic and dark clothing, Satanic symbols, and voodoo dolls, like we are at Cats Square in Jerusalem in the mid-90s," the commentator said, referring to a well-known public square in Jerusalem that was central to the city’s nightlife in the 1990s and synonymous with goth culture. The commentator said there was "some controversy" in Ireland about the song, referencing a petition calling on RTÉ to disqualify Doomsday Blue as Ireland’s entry. He also noted that Bambie Thug liked to "speak negatively about Israel". "But we can talk about that later. Prepare your curses," he said. Now Bambie, who is usually proud to tell everyone about thisr "neo-pagan menstruation blood magic” is upset that Israeli broadcaster told audience to “prepare their curses” Give me a break."
Henry McKean on X - "“I cried with my team.” Ireland 🇮🇪 Eurovision finalist Bambie Thug is asked how they felt when Israel qualified for the #EUROVISION final."
Gareth Roberts on X - "It is striking that so much of the angsty cultural decay around formerly mass-popular, frothy confections - Eurovision, sci-fi, sports - comes from these things being colonised and soured by geeky mediocrities; people who need a grievance label to succeed, because in a system that rewarded merit and competence they’d get nowhere. Of course, even worse are the silly old fools who enabled them to do it, in the hilarious belief that this was hip and groovy and would therefore make them look super cool. Clearing this crap out of political public life and the law, etc is a tough task, but as some modest recent advances have shown, it is at least *possible*. Ridding the cultural and creative sector of it will be much"
Open Source Intel on X - "WATCH Irish Eurovision contestant Bambie Thug breaks down in tears after losing to Israel, expressing frustration in a shocking, profanity-laden rant. "It's been so horrible for us... Forget the EBU. I don't even care anymore. Forget them."
What a sore loser
Meme - Richard Hanania @RichardHanania: "I don't follow Eurovision closely enough to know if this generalizes, but from the clips I see all the attractive ones support Israel and the weirdos don't. Sort of like the rest of the world."
Oli London @OliLondonTV: "Georgian Eurovision contestant Nutsa Buzaladze sends love to her Israeli fans. love you guys so much. Thank you for the votes and thank you for your support. All my love.""
Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 on X - "Palestinian protesters in Sweden demanded that a reporter prove he’s not Jewish or Israeli. The reporter bravely announced that’s he’s both. So they hit him over the head with a blunt object."
Ynet reporter beaten by protesters in Malmo: 'A blunt object hit my head hard'