The spectacle of ‘anti-Zionist’ protestors massing outside the official Eurovision hotel, seemingly intent on lynching a 20 year-old Israeli women, is sick-making. The only silver lining is that the mob includes 21 year-old doom goblin Greta Thunberg, who has moved on from protesting about ‘climate change’ to call for the destruction of Israel. My hope – probably naive – is that it will persuade some young people who were taken in by her to question how sincere she was in her previous incarnation. Could it be that she is simply a useful idiot, exploited by cynical, Left-wing agitators to attract attention to whatever fashionable cause they think is most likely to damage the West this week? Heaven forfend!
If you want to let these protestors know what you think of their behaviour, why not go to the Eurovision website and vote for Eden Golan? Not only will you be rewarding her for her extraordinary courage – the security detail accompanying her from the performers’ hotel to the official venue for the semi-final a couple of days ago included several armoured vehicles and the head of Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security service – you’ll also be wishing Israel a happy 76th birthday. (To read a fantastic article by Jake Wallis Simons to mark this occasion, go here.)
The object of the ‘anti-Zionists’ is to turn Israel into a pariah state, banned from participating in international events like Eurovision. To that end, dozens of venues across the UK have been forced to close tonight rather than hold their annual Eurovision parties. But if Eden Golan’s song ‘Hurricane’ does well – better yet, if it wins – that will send precisely the opposite message. The Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions brigade will have failed.
Read more: The ‘alternative’ media: How to Vote For Eden Golan in the Eurovision Song Contest