James O'Brien gives his nuanced view on the anti-Israel protests at Eurovision | LBC
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2024
- "I'm not sure they should have banned the Israeli entry, but I aIso think performing could do untold damage to their 'cause'... riddle me that."
James O'Brien ruminates as protest engulfs the Eurovision song contest. Israel's contestant Eden Golan was ordered to stay in her hotel room by her country's national security agency today as thousands protested her entry into the competition.
Protesters lined the streets in Malmo to demand that Ms Golan be removed from the renowned song competition, including climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Ms Thunberg, 21, joined a 'Stop Israel' demonstration in the centre of the city on Thursday, with protesters calling for an 'end to genocide'.
The demonstration came before Ms Golan's performance at the second semi-final of the competition this evening, which was met with cheers from the crowd after boos during her rehearsal.
It has since been confirmed that Ms Golan has reached the final.
The 20-year-old singer took to the stage on Thursday for the ballad Hurricane, which was reworked from a previous track called October Rain, believed to reference the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel last year.
The song contest's host broadcaster said earlier today that it wouldn't censor the audience reaction.
Meanwhile, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished her luck, saying the 20-year-old representative was competing against an "ugly wave of anti-Semitism".
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James, are you still ignoring the Sangita situation? LBC quietly cancelled her so have you been instructed not to mention her? None of you are.
Bully obrien said it was because of ‘low viewership rating’ at 1:27:00 on the James O’Brien show last friday
The zionist control into our media is deepening.
@@anonomous8719 " the presenter growing her reach by 12.5% to 465,000 in the most recent round of listening figures. "
He’s not being intellectually honest on that for sure.
@@ellydavis2066 we all know bully obrien is lying
Remember when the Ukraine 🇺🇦 flag was everywhere and was supported by nearly every institution. Now... u see the HYPOCRISY!
hypocrisy is everywhere like in your argument.
@@alexmeikle1980explain!
Ukraine is being invaded.
@@nicklynx at the end of your sentence friend. Alex likes a cryptic crossword id say
It's often referred to as the Current Thing, BLM and face masks had a moment also.
If they are European then what are they doing in the Middle East
They are in the European Broadcasting Area (look it up) and the Israeli state broadcaster is a member of the EBU which means that they can compete.
A question many have been asking for 70 years
Have you never noticed they get everywhere? If they're not allowed they cry victimhood.
@craighart9278, the question asked is without ambiguity.
Because they are white, just like Australia, which also is part of the European Broadcasting Union, despite being located in the southern hemisphere thousands of miles away from Europe's borders 🤨. I guess being European is a state of mind.
Russia was banned for the Ukraine situation,but Israel is allowed to participate. If it's not a political contest then shouldn't Russia have been allowed back. Them saying it isn't political when the first thing you learn in social studies is everything is political
Also, how can Eurovision ban flags. Then you wouldn't know who the acts are?
russia started the war, Ukraine defends itself
palestinians starded the war, Israel defends itself
Russia was disqualified for a different reason. I can't believe that everybody having the same idea as yours doesn't read before opening your mouth. Do I agree with Israel being in Eurovision? No! Is doing research important for this certain topic? Yes, duh.
@@GracePew-ek3rm who started to steal l4nd in 1948?
@@GracePew-ek3rm😂
Where is Sangita??????? Sacked for not spreading ge no ci de propaganda?!
Get over the your school boy crush.
@@maneshipocrates2264 MAGA Englishman ????
Went to Pakistan, peaceful islamic country
She’s cleaning the LBC toilets now!
Sacked for protecting hamas
Where is Sangita Myska.If she is not back then i wont subscribe.
OK bye then
Bye
Yeah don’t you know free speech can only be used to promote the side that pays the bills
I think that LBC should just be left alone.. Try with other channels.
Bye bye
Bring back sangita, or we will unsubscribe who's with me ?
No one. She had to go mate.. she was too childish. Go listen to some of her shows without bias.. Total cringe
@@kaikai-pb7fhthanks for the input Kai! Really appreciated. Thanks so much. Really, such an insightful comment. I learned lots about settler colonialist project 😊
I'm definitely with you.
@@loobercope harder
The more we unsub is the more the sub numbers increase
Being in "Euro"vision while being located in the middle east is accurate for a settler colony from Europe
Perfectly stated.. been struggling to express that thought so simply in words. Thank you.
Tell that to the Arab Israeli's and the Jews from Ethiopia and the Middle East who live there... Furthermore, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan are also in the Eurovision contest.
@@trismegistus2881your point?
Over 60% of Israeli Jews are “mizrahi” meaning they came from countries like: Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Iran, Algeria, Morroco etc so stop calling it a white European state. Start learning History from books and not from TikTok and Instagram
@@trismegistus2881The same Ethiopian's living there who were sterilised without consent?
Where is Sangita,,what am i doing on LBC?Sorry James,but your a part of the problem.Silence is participation.
you're*
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James has done more than you, more than me and pretty much anyone else to push the boundaries of what is acceptable to talk about so i think you should be a bit more respectful, realistic and more accepting of this difficult situation that we find ourselves in. Setting the purity bar so high for people is ridiculous.
@@l000tube What guff...Your ok with shutting folk down for asking the right questions?James is working for the wrong people and he knows it.
@@bipolarminddroppings Putain,cest vrai,mais au moins je sais ecrire qq chose d'autre que votre grammar fascism.
Should lbc still pretend to be a democratic, incorruptible, free media outlet???
It isn't
They are great media outlet.
Spoiler alert it’s Z0G just like the rest of them
SHAME ON ALL
@@jawadsaleh9971 They are not
@@FrankskinOrweed-ep4ij SHAME shame SHAAAAMEEEE
When I saw the video of the nine year old Palestinian girl with her kegs amputated, crying "give me back my legs" I realised Palestine has to be free.
Palestine should be free, but there can be no freedom under a Hamas extremists government.
Quite concerning you need such an extreme reason.
@@illasbonez1708 It takes something quite concerning to make people realise what the Israelis are really doing to the people of Gaza!!
That's not the point though. I don't need to see mutilated children to understand a country should be free.
@PeterPete the Palestinians are sleeping in the bed they made.
Youve highlighted so many examples of double standards which Palestinians have been suffering from for the last 76 years
😂😂😂🏴
@@Human_Harvestharvest you.
Its one standard and Palestinians just fail to meet it
@@trickslies844 too brown eh..
We're quite tired hearing about the Palestinians, honestly.
James is still implying that this started on October 7th at the end of this monologue! Idiotic
That's how he keeps his master happy.
Yes and this is why Sangita was sacked because she did not follow this narrative.
His ordered to say that...its like a paid advertisement lol same way piers does
He is struggling and it’s plain to see how delicate he is treading.
With all his years of training and experience he is almost painting himself into a corner with very very thin paint lol
It did start on October 7th Bring them home
On the one hand, they're not in Europe, so no. On the other hand, they're in the process of committing war crimes, so no.
esad
Is Australis in Europe?
When Israel struck an Iranian consulate last week, nobody shouted out that Iran has a right to defend itself. Iran responded by sending drones and missiles into Israel. The west's outrage was loud. In conclusion, only some countries have a right to defend themselves (Israel and Ukraine) but others such as Palestine and Iran don't.
That was Israel retaliating against the 7 Oct planners. Do you not even read the news?
Its not self defence if you are the aggressor and incompetence is not a excuse for their actions or intentions.
If the west had actually matched the intentions of Palestine and Iran these names would only be found in the pages of history
"Palestine" was the attacker, so why do they need to defend them selfs?
Hamas and Hezbollah are just extensions of the Iranian regime so they are involved in the war and have no right to claim defense. Palestine has tried to destroy Israel from the beginning and lost all the wars it started. Just because you lost doesn't mean you are now defending yourself. They never accepted that when they decided to solve matters with war they risked losing everything.
@@annakosoWho has Palestine attacked since the occupation by the Zionists, only the occupying force, which under international law it’s allowed, no different to the French resistance against their occupiers the Nazis of WW2.
Russia isn't allowed, why should Israel ?
Neither should.
Eden Golan, is a singer of Russian-Israeli descent and kickstarted her career by participating in the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015, followed by a stint on the Russian television show, The Voice Kids.
Russia and Palestinians are the aggressors. That's why.
@@waynesimon2425what that got to do with this
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As a Palestinian, I am all inspired by the way the young people all around the world are protesting to save millions of lives
😂😂😂
@@Human_Harvest👎
Like the young men fleeing leaving their wives and children behind to fight a war whilst they live in a nice, safe civilised, European country🤣🤣🤣
@@Human_Harvestthat's the Israel Offence Force for you. Living off USA handouts.
@@Human_Harvest 👎👎👎
Frankly, I didn't understand why Israel was in Eurovision even before the current horrors in Gaza,
Because 🏴 ❤️ 🇮🇱 and there’s nothing you can do about it 😂😂
because its run by the European Broadcasting Union, which Israel state Tv is a member of. Same reason why Turkey and Australia can compete.
Simple, because Israel is a European colony.
@@bipolarminddroppings I must admit I've never had an interest in Eurovision so when it comes to geo-politics, I've no consideration. I mean, Turkey you might *just* argue but ... Australia?
Eygpt
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia
Turkey
Probably missing some but those are All EBU members eligible to compete in Eurovision. It’s not based on geographic criteria. Eurovision ceased to be a “European” song contest decades ago.
Martin luther, vietnam, apartheid south africa and now palestine. We will always side for what is right.
MLK: "Israel is one of the great outposts of democracy".
esad
Bring back Sangita
Not only is there double standards in not allowing Russia to compete while allowing Israel. The brazen arrogance displayed from Israel has been shocking, two songs being declined for political lyrics. All in the same week where they publish videos of their tanks rolling over an 'I love Gaza' sign. It's too far.
Who would have guessed the accelerationists crying about the fall of the west would be the ones doing it...
Russia attacked a soverign nation with no provokation.
israel responded to a massive terrorist attack. Overreacted, massively, yes, but still didn't start the thing.
If you can't see how those two things are different, you're beyond help.
@@bipolarminddroppingsIf you think this started on October 7th...you need to wake up...just go and check how many Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in recent years ..just because killing Palestinians a few dozen at a time for weeks, months and years and years is not reported and considered newsworthy doesn't mean it does not happen and doesn't mean that it doesn't seed hate...do you think that the children whose parents and siblings have been killed recently will grow with love for Israelis? Hamas and their actions, as horrific and unjustifiable as they may be, are the symptom of an underlying issue which people just like to ignore...
@@bipolarminddroppingsit’s not who started it, it’s t he war crimes committed that arguably judging by the numbers of dead and wounded are far greater from Isreal than even Russia. Besides, this didn’t start on October 7th, Palestinians have had that day for decades now. If you can’t see that, then you’re beyond help.
@tariqjoseph3562 they dont want to see it. That's the truth!
Russia has been kicked out of the European Song Consent now Israel must be expelled from this competition indefinitely otherwise double standard and hypocrisy by the organisers are all there to see
Hypocrisy has been the defining characteristic of European response. What can they do, not support the European colony in the Middle East?!
Russia invaded, Israel defended. There is no double standard.
U know jack all and spit out waffle Israel got attacked by Hamas a terrorist organisation and Russia attacked ukrain
Nothing like Russia
@@trickslies844There is, because there are blatant and intentional crimes happening in their “defense”. Such as targetting humanitarian workers from the World Kitchen Organization. Their plan is to make Gaza uninhabitable. We see that.
Every country should isolate I$rael PERIOD
12:35 100% agree.
Absolutely
Feckin eejit
What about internet?
If SANGITA isn't anymore I won't subscribe again
THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST HAS A RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF
Poor James ,he is trying to say the rightbthing but soo scared he will be suspended or ,worst so his female colleague ,he would be FIRED.....FOR TELLING THE TRUTH 😮😮😮😮😢
I would not give him the benefit of the doubt as he had no issues with the way Corbyn and the left where smeared as antisemtic.
No he's a coward
James has become a spineless and shameless “Isra-pologetic”…
Boos in the arena last night were effectively suppressed by technology. But the truth still gets out, to Israel's growing anger.
They were still audible
I wondered why I could hear only elated cheers when I watched the performance on the Eurovision channel
Yes I watched a brilliant video of the boos and how the eurovision suppressed the volume of the boos in the actual arena. You couldn't even hear her for the audience booing and shouting free Palestine. It was lovely to hear.
Why is Israel competing in an European contest? Everybody knows Israel is not in Europe, it's in North America!
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Why is Australia competing in a European contest? In 1949 because the Arab countries boycotted Israel competing in Middle Eastern competitions Europe invited Israel to compete in European contests.
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So funny they got booo you know they will make that antisemitic 😂
"Menachem Begin, first Prime Minister of Netanyahu's Likud party. Started off as a terrorist murdering British peace-keepers. Later sold Falklands Exocets to Argentina.
60 years murdering Palestinians in pursuit of a 'racially pure' Greater Israel, from the Nile to the Euphrates."
What you say is absolutely true because my late fathers best friend was in Palestine during the end of the mandate and told me all about what happend I have milited for Palestine ever since
a real terrorist. When he was PM in 78, in a state visit to the UK, the father of one of the murdered seargeants tried to have him arrested as a war criminal; of course, they were our "friends" by then and he got nowhere
@@Kan09138 Sure he was mate, sure
Reminds one of someone back then who wanted a "pure race"
@faridajafery8108
Have a look into Theodore Kaufmans book "Germany must perish", which was written before any hostilities started 👀
How does Israel, not part of Europe, get to participate in Eurovision? Ive always been baffled by this 😂
SANGITA
SANGITA
SANGITA
James please say something, stand up for what’s right and wrong
Didn't start on October er 7th James. That is a spurious claim
He's not very bright when it comes to history. He's not educated enough to talk about something so important.
James sitting in the fence as he doesn't want to lose his job
Or treading very carefully while still getting important information out to a large audience?
Eden Golan, is a singer of Russian-Israeli descent and kickstarted her career by participating in the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015, followed by a stint on the Russian television show, The Voice Kids.
@juliancasey1299 we don't need him, there is plenty of decent independent media who don't play games.
i feel like our politicians no longer works for us...
I'm looking forward to hearing what Sangita Myska has to say about this. Oh, wait...
Put some respect on her, Speak on the Sangita situation. No one is safe that speak truths.
The protests will only be much larger on Saturday.
Bring back Sangita, NOW! LBC is Shameless!
An apartheid state should not be allowed to participate in any event.
Where is sangita you cowards
In Gaza
James where is Sangita?
I LOVE SANGITA
They should had been banned and should also banned from all the world events.
When is Isreal going to ask for an Independent investigation done on what happened on OCTOBER 7 and what happened on October 6 too
Absolutely never!
Exactly!
Israel not in Europe. Shouldn't be in any European competition any more than Syria or Namibia.
The Israeli state broadcaster is a member of the EBU and has been seen since 1957. Members of the EBU can enter the competition. It's the EBU who runs the competition and not the continent of Europe.
Is it because modern israelis are European and has nothing to do with middle east@craighart9278
They are not just in the EBU but UEFA as Arab countries dud not want to play them. Australia are also part if the EBU and have taken part in Eurovision.
Syria ,Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq can compete if they want.
Neither is Ukraine
SAY HER NAME, JAMES!
James MUST read Mr. Moshe Menuhin’s book With Neither Might nor Power. He wouldn’t be surprised, and he might understand it started about 75 years before October 7.
I really do not understand why Israel are part of a European competition 🤷♀️
I don't understand how they are part of the world.
If James as a father and no supporter of Hamas was living in Gaza, had witnessed women and children being killed and one day he saw the Israeli Occupation Force heading towards his family, if he picked a gun up to defend his wife and children, would that mean that he would now be a member of Hamas? Do Palestinians have a right to defend themselves and if they do are they now members of Hamas?
Israel has tried to instrumentalize the TV show - and failed
Israel also has tried to control the weather.
Eden Golan, is a singer of Russian-Israeli descent and kickstarted her career by participating in the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015, followed by a stint on the Russian television show, The Voice Kids.
Yes it's using it as part of the Hasbara
He is a virtual signaller!
@@waynesimon2425 Nobody cares. Has she done military service? How many kids did she unalive?
We want Sangita back
No , simply because it’s not part of Europe , not because I’m against Israel , why not open it up to the whole world, wouldn’t that be a better idea!
it's the European Broadcasting Union. israel is part of it
As per a previous comment, it's not a European competition and never has been (e.g. Australia too). It's about the European Broadcasting Union (listen at 10.27 on today's show.)
@@instinct1ve372 open it up to the whole world then, instead of just allowing random countries to enter it .
Imo, it should be strictly EU countries.
@@peterstewart8758 Read about the European Broadcasting Area. Also the contest already has two semi-finals and a Grand Final which takes ~4 hours to complete. Then there's a problem with timezones. And there's countries that don't even want to join. It cannot be a worldwide event. Read about it.
Izzy is Not in Europe!!! They consider themselves in the Middle East. Bit they’re confused.
The Israeli state broadcaster is a member of the EBU and has been seen since 1957. Members of the EBU can enter the competition.
Is Australia?
Israel should not be able to take part in the European song contest in the first place as it does NOT belong to Europe. Fact. ! And why is Russia banned and Israel not? Double standards
Russia attacked Ukraine. Israel was the one being attacked. Do you understand the difference?
Says who you don’t make the rules.get a life.!
I dont think any oppressive regime should take part in the international stage.
Justice for Sangita
Proves Isreal is a European Colonial state occupying part of the region, how come they in Eurovision regardless of Gaza?
About 60% of Israelis are either full or mixed Middle Eastern and North African Jews.
There were almost a million Jews living in that region at about 1948.
During the 1950s and 1960s almost all of them have migrated into Israel, just like some of the European Jews who've migrated (although most European Jews actually live today in North America, not Israel).
Few of the most common ancestries among Israeli Jews today are: Moroccan, Iraqi, Tunisian and Yemeni. Those were significant communities until the creation of Israel.
The real question is. Why do supporters of Palestine or anti-Israel people insist on repeating that false "truism" that Israelis/Jews "are European" whilst that is factually not the case?
Not sure how that helps the pro-Palestine movement, unless you're advocating for an ethnonationalist "blood and soil" type of nationalism for Palestinians, just like Zionism is.
It makes no sense to me.
Then why is it in the competition?? Why is it in the European championships? Nice job glossing over the naqba btw
Absolutely should not be participating!
I was part of the demonstration in Malmö yesterday, we were FAR more than 10 thousand! Every single media outlet in Sweden is lying!! We were at least 30 thousand and tomorrow we will be even more!!! Malmö stands with Palestine!!! ALWAYS!!!!! 💔🇵🇸✊🏽
Keep strong :)
Did you count them one by one?
@paola If this doesn't stop the conflict..nothing will!😀😀
@@chatham43 errr well I guess that's a NO then, 323 points, voted second by the public vote, I guess that speaks volumes doesn't it !! Congrats to Israel 🇮🇱
Why Israel is participating in the first place in Eurovision
any country participating should be ashamed
James as always we need to care about Israel’s feelings brother by the time you fully see how the Israeli government truly is there won’t be any palastines left
A country in the Middle East participates in Euro Football and Euro Song Contests. Why?
Because it is occupied by European colonial settlers
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” Free Palestine.
Did you really say Sangita lost her job with LBC because of low ratings? Thats astonishing & very obviously a lie, you may find that telling lies to people is no big deal? But it affects your credibility ( lack of) even with your amazing private education that gives you superiority over us plebs.
Your lack of support for Sangita means I & many others will not be listening to anything more you have to say on LBC.
RUSSIA WAS BANNED, WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT,PLEASE SOME ONE TELL ME. YOUR WRONG JAMES, OUT RIGHT BAN MAN.
Where is Sangita gone?
Can we talk about why Sangita was taken off LBC?
Isreal is not in Europe. Oh wait I forgot they are all actually from Europe
Exactly what I've been saying, the Israelis just can't see the irony
No my friend, I'm Jewish and not European, I'm Sephardic
Have you ever been to Israel? More than half of Israelis are from the Middle East
Should Eurovision even exist? No.
Sangita 😢😢😢😢
Where's Sangita?
Why does the West see it as so important for a genocidal colonial project to participate in the Eurovision song contest or European football tournaments etc? Or is it that the whole orchestra is owned, controlled, and overseen by Israel?
Euro denotes its Europe, last geography lesson I had Israel isn't in any part of Europe
Neither are the Flakland islands
The Israeli state broadcaster is a member of the EBU and has been seen since 1957. Members of the EBU can enter the competition. It's the EBU who runs the competition and not 'Europe'
Let Palestine in!
Eden Golan, is a singer of Russian-Israeli descent and kickstarted her career by participating in the Russian selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015, followed by a stint on the Russian television show, The Voice Kids.
Ísrahell doesn't exist. U can put it anywhere in the world. It's still made up.
As soon as I knew they weren’t banning Israel. I knew I’m not watching this year I don’t have much but I’ve bet on Israel at 35/1 and if they win I won’t watch it next year and my winnings will be getting denoted to Medical Aid for Palestinians.
@mitchell And if they lose you won't donate anything? Hit a raw nerve did I?😂
No I have a direct debit out to MAP and Israel won’t win so it’s a win win. But you carry on laughing about kids who have lost their lives and hold that moral high ground.
Should anyone be in Eurovision except ABBA...? Should anyone be in 'Israel'...?
Where's Sangita Myska James?
Why is no one talking about the controversial lyrics for the song October Rain they initially put out as an entry to Eurovision and were forced to change?
If Israel should perform, so should Russia. If Russia shouldn't perform, neither should Israel.
The song writers said that the song referred to october the 7th. And therefore was political.
Sangita Myska James. Why are you ignoring her?
I might be wrong but wasn’t the Eurovision song competition created to promote peace?… 🤔
If Israel is allowed then why not allow, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon or Saudi Arabia, simple, because it's not Europe. And kick out Australia while we are on this subject.
It's a white people competition. Australians and Israelis are White.
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon etc are not European colonies anymore. Israel and Australia are.
Because none of them can tie their own shoelaces let alone sing😂😂😂
The Israeli state broadcaster is a member of the EBU and has been seen since 1957. Members of the EBU can enter the competition.
Jordan and Lebanon can if they want.
Why is the UK allowed in Eurovision? Leave means leave surely?
🤦♂️ It has nothing to do with the EU.
The UK is in the European Broadcasting Area (look it up), and the BBC (state broadcaster) is a member of the EBU, which means that they can compete.
@@craighart9278 It was meant to be a little joke. James would get it.
@louishigh30 Ahhh, OK.
The UK is geographically in EUROPE !
The keffiyah originated in Iraq, from the city of Kufa in the 7th century. If I wore it as an Iraqi & got told I couldn't, surely that's discrimination against Iraqis. This is the stupidity of the double standards in the West. & yes Israel should be banned from all the world's events: Fifa, Olympics etc.
I'm still asking the question "why is Israel allowed to compete in EUROvision when it isn't a part of Europe?"
Because it is in the European broadcast area. Israel wants to be in the west. It hates the culture of those living around it. It is a western colonial society. The fact it doesn't want to mix means there will never be peace. It wants Greater Israel . I think some of them want to include Jordan in that.
Isreal is in EUFA becuase it’s unsafe to play with others in the Middle East football union..
But that privilege requires them to uphold European values. Its not a right,
It's not unsafe to play against Middle Eastern teams but it would be utterly humiliating if they would loose against any of them. Knowing Israeli football team they will loose against pretty much any Middle Eastern country at any given point.
@@mimicocto Yeah the general attitude seem to be more like... "Eww no" then "Get em'!". At least that was the general attitude i picked up while traveling in the region when it came to peoples views on IL. This was ofc. during "peace time" so i would assume way more people are a bit more heated about the issue these past few months. In the context of sport events however i would assume that playing in for example Qatar or Egypt would not be all that pleasant considering the usual sports crowds and their chants etc. Might be perceived as hostile, but not exactly dangerous.
One thing which is for sure however is the normalized view of Middle easterners as "savages", so when IL speaks people believe them more often then not.
Where is sangita
James O'Brian please do your homework 🤦♀️there wasnt a 'cease fire' before 7th of October. The equivalent with Russia is spot on...Israel is the OCCUPIER, just like Russia is.
Its anti Semitic to be in the Euro contest
Israel is not even in Europe wy are they there in the First place 😮
At least if Israel is participating the UK wont be last this year.
Oh I'll be voting for Israel. Proud that the UK supports them
They don’t-fascist by any other name
Talking about hypocrisy when Sangita was censored by thisZionist platform
You’re so brainwashed James by the Palestinian and Hamas narrative it’s sad
He is right .. Maybe the participation of Israel will ensure that what Israel is doing will be talked about and the greater understanding of it's evil will take place. Protestors will be at the venue who may not have been there if Israel had not attended. I HOPE SOME OF THE ARTISTS WILL END THEIR PERFORMANCE WITH SOME KIND OF STATEMENT
Israel came 5th and got second to the highest votes from the public. So, your speech makes no sense...
You do know it was rigged
@@BennyBlanco-mv8iv That's what people who don't want to admit they are wrong say...
@@shirelandfriends8234the Isreal singer was getting booed consistently throughout the show not only that they kicked out the favourite to win Netherlands because he signed a petition for a ceasefire, pathetic
@@BennyBlanco-mv8iv Eden Golan was amazing, sang with grace and ignored all the haters like yourself AND GOT THE SECOND POPULAR VOTE! Am Israel Chai!
@@shirelandfriends8234 Israeli votes were only one inconsistent when it comes to blue ( jury ) and red ( public).
EUROVISION SHAME ON YOU
James is big on speaking truth to power. Unless his colleagues do it and get fired for it. Where is Sangita?
We need you to support your colleague Sangita coming back to LBC to make what you say meaningful on this subject , as for Eurovision its hard to forgive them for doing this , I have been watching it for years and thought they cared about these issues