Good! Them Israelis are still bombing a civilian nation and seem to target women and children the most! They need to be stopped and we should constantly remind them of their wicked ways!
Stands to reason ... Israel is not in Europe ... neither are we in 8 weeks time.
Please check this out then ask those who spend their lives as other people why their view takes front row as others suffer discrimination
I loathe people like Maxine Peake. She's up Corby s arse. As for the Guardian. Pure AntiSemitic, Israel hating toilet paper re enforcing the lefts Jew Hatred!
Great idea. Eurovision must be held in Europe ONLY. Israel is not Europe. Secondly - ESC is a symbol of freedom&rights. Israel can't held an Eurovision, Couz this country ignore human rights. Its same as to hold Eurovision in China. BBC must BoycottEurovision2019 in Israel.
Why is the UK still in this? Neighbours are always voting for their neighbours.
No surprises hypocrisy as usual.
The whole shitshow should be scrapped. It’s an offence to the ears and the eyes. It used to be funny now it’s like watching a 4 hour advert for cocaine. Last years winner was openly racist - as well as being the worst noise made by a human being since Piers Morgan’s last orgasm.
Why don't these 'cultural figures' simply not watch it?
Another signatory, Roger Waters, has been screening slides at his shows saying 'Resist Israeli Antisemitism' - implying that Israel is an antisemitic country because they are responsibly for the oppression of Palestinians, who are 'semites. Twisted beyond words.
One of the signatories, Sayle, called Israel 'the Jimmy Saville' of the Middle East. Not Syria, who regularly bomb thousands of civilians, not Egypt who regularly execute political dissidents, not Lebanon whose Palestinians have been relegated to 3rd class citizens, but Israel.
Let them not go. No one cares what those bigots think. Plain anti Semitic behaviour
I noticed the Guardian is publishing this letter right on the heels of their disgraceful editorial against Israel last week,, and their publishing anti Israel screeds in response to it. And not just this letter, they published an article about the letter.
I noticed the Guardian has published this letter right on the heels of their disgraceful editorial against Israel last week, and their publishing anti Israel screeds in response to it. And not just the letter, the Guardian's published an article about the letter.
I noticed this letter has been printed right on the heels of the Guardian's disgraceful editorial against Israel last week, and its publishing anti Israel screeds in response to it. And not just the letter, The Guardian has published an article about the letter.
Eurovision should be boycotted altogether, it's far to political now and the acts are rubbish.
This is the first thing that has actually made me want to watch Eurovision.
Why?
Maybe they'd like to boycott this Israeli cancer cure while they're at it
Vile.
Culture?
Knew Maxine Peake would be on it ,and Westwood
Yes; and what about the human rights of the Israelis? 1,000 rockets a day fly into civilian areas of Israel from Hamas and the Palestinian Auhorities. But that is ignored by you and your ilk.
Mon the Israel, they won it fair and square last year. 🇮🇱
WTF 🇮🇱
The usual hypocrites with their chronic moral tunnel vision...
I’ve heard of Vivienne Westwood. Not sure who the others are
“They and the BBC should consider that You Decide is not a principle extended to the Palestinians, who cannot ‘decide’ to remove Israel’s military occupation and live free of apartheid.” Umm, they had the choice & rejected it each time b/c it required peace with Israel:
It is upsetting. But ultimately doesn’t matter, because everyone sensible will ignore it anyway. Those boycotts amount to fuck all, time and time again 😂
Just the usual list of neo nazi z listers.
😂😂😂 first of all...”cultural figures” is somewhat rich. 99% of the list are Z list. Secondly, it’s going to be AMAZING!!! 🇮🇱❤️
Knowing the BBC they'll probably agree to boycott. Support Israel
Would these cultural icons want a ban for any of the other countries in the middle East ?
The letter cites the long debunked lie of 'apartheid' for the ban ... while duping the public and creative industries into backing unelected groups actively engaged in extremist apartheid ideology. Surprised they duped Gabriel. :-(
If there is to be a boycott of a cultural/sporting event in the Middle East, it should be of an event in a country where being gay is legally punishable by death - the World Cup in Qatar.
Tell these people to get fucked. We in Britain support our friends in Israel 🇮🇱
They are signing with the piglet antisemite ... guess who? rogerwaters !!
FreePalestine from Israel's brutal occupation and genocide. Don't support ApartheidIsrael by whitewashing it's crimes against humanity through Eurovision2019
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A few of them are on my dead pool
I thought we voted to leave Eurovision?
Would be so good if they got their facts right first! Filthy anti semites
Qatar World Cup..how many of these signatories will urge for a boycott?
Compulsiva persecuzione dell'idea di 🇮🇱. Umori dettati da indisposizione ideologica reazionaria.
Remember this is not about the Palestinian's.
The people of Wal-Mart are dancing!
But Israel just like UK and US doing everything 'right and legal' to defend itself... aren't allies should be 🙈🙉🙊?
If enough people boycott Eurovision in Israel, hopefully it will be easier for me to get tickets for the final. priorities
Where were these people when Eurovision was held in Russia and Azerbaijan? Their hypocrisy stinks.
What a surprise, the usual antisemites are out again. Sure they were just tweeting their upset about Syria etc and then stopped for this. They can all get stuffed. Shame on them all
I hope that all of these cultural figures have been consistent in their calls for boycotting countries who’s government they disagree with, eg the World Cup in Russia, otherwise this would be hypocritical.
BoycottEurovision2019
Why don’t you investigate these haters?
Where were the calls to boycott ESC 2012 in Azerbaijan or ESC 2009 in Russia?
And there was this from a few years ago....
So tell us lads what is it about the worlds only Jewish state that so obsesses you in a world of so much imperfection?
Confirming growing anti-Semitism on the Left.
Really? Firstly it's a music competition and secondly if they even stepped foot in Israel they're see that people from all religions will be coming together to celebrate this! Israel is a true melting pot of nations! Go see for yourselves before you scream boycott!
Hey Guardian. Your persistent consistently anti Israel stance is why I will not buy your paper nor pay one penny to read your paper online.
Thank you for identifying the anti semites infecting the UK.
I missed these guys urging the Beeb or ITV to boycott the World Cup in the oppressive police state Russia, which murders journalists, arrests political opposition, throw girls in bands into gulags in Siberia and criminalizes gay people and supports putting them in camps. Weird.
I'm guessing these didn't call for a boycott when it was last in Russia.
Disappointed in Peter Gabriel tbh
Sounds like à plan
Cultural figures my arse, they're just a bunch of anti semites
Did any of those figures call for the BBC to boycott the World Cup this summer bearing in mind Russia had recently annexed Crimea and has an appalling human rights record? No, of course they didn't. The difference? It's a word that begins with the letter J.
So a bunch of nobodies mostly. Good good.
That’s good because hopefully Israelis will boycott their research on the cure for cancer. What a pack of losers! Probably never spent a week in Israel to see how it’s only the violent occult ones are kicked out.
Typical guardian. You're even more anti-Semitic than UKLabour front bench.
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Why do you give this blind hatred airtime? What - is it ‘news’ that a few artists who don’t care who performs in China or Russia- like to display their hypocrisy over Israel? For years your paper has been the primary sponsor of this vile garbage. Enough.
Why always pick on Israel? Pretty much every Asian, Latin American, African, Eastern European, Middle Eastern Country has far, far worse human rights record than Israel. Far worse. I assume it’s not because they’re Jewish?
I wonder why they're singling out Israel despite many countries having a mixed human rights record. Hmmm...?
And who are ‘British cultural figures’ name one thing those people have done that shaped British Culture 😂
You mean they are urging the BBC to be politically bias?
Any other countries they want to boycott for any other cultural events? No, thought not.
The BBC represents ALL the licence payers in the UK and not just a few 'cultural figures'. Being a 'cultural figure' doesn't give that person special rights. Many people in the Country support Israel and not the anti-Semites on the extreme left and right who are a minority.
Did Doreen Massey sign this letter?
True British cultural figures they would have pulled the UK out of Euro-vision years ago. Its not even shite anymore.
But I like watching Eurovidion. Can't I boycott something I wouldn't be seen fucking dead associating with in the first place like Sports Direct?
Israel is not in Europe. So why have Eurovision there? Makes no sense. Look at the atlas.
UmPequenoMuro kkkkk je amo
zionvision fuck that
Who cares what they think.