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Ireland is hoping to win the anti-Israel competition — its nearest European rival is Spain, coming up fast on the outside with Pedro Sanchez wishing that he might have a nuclear weapon in order to defend his country against the colonial-settler, ethnic-cleansing, genocidal state of Israel. The country of peat bogs, poetry, James Joyce, and Cruiskeen Lawn has just announced, through its state broadcaster RTE, that if Israel is allowed to take part in next year’s Eurovision contest, then Ireland will pick up its metaphoric marbles and go home. The absurd depths to which the Irish, with their current anti-Israel animus clouding their minds, have sunk, is discussed here: “Dublin won’t participate in Eurovision 2026 if Israel does, says Irish broadcaster,”
Ireland will not take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to participate, Irish broadcaster RTE says, arguing that doing so would be “unconscionable” because of the conflict in Gaza.
Israel has participated in Eurovision as a longtime member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes and co-produces the annual event.
Ireland’s RTE says a number of EBU members had raised concerns about Israel’s taking part during a meeting in July.
“RTE feels that Ireland’s participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza,” the broadcaster says in a statement.
It would be “unconscionable” to take part in the Eurovision contest if an Israeli entrant is allowed? How grotesque this unmerited hysteria and hate has come. What has happened to sanity in the Emerald Isle?
And what “ongoing and appalling loss of lives” in Gaza are they talking about? As of now, of the 64,000 people in Gaza who, according to Hamas, have died, 26,000 of those were Hamas combatants, and 19,200 others died from non-combat-related causes, including accidents and diseases, over 24 months of war. Of the 2.2 million people in Gaza, then, fewer than 1% were civilians who died as a result of the war.
Those deaths are regrettable, but is it accurate to describe them as part of an “ongoing and appalling loss of lives”? And why didn’t the Irish broadcaster say anything about Hamas’ deliberate policy of embedding its men and weapons among civilians, hoping they suffer casualties that can then be exploited in anti-Israel propaganda? Nor did the Irish broadcaster take note of the tremendous efforts made by the IDF to minimize civilian casualties, by dropping millions of leaflets, sending millions of text messages, and making millions of robocalls, all in order to warn civilians of areas and buildings about to be targeted. This effort is what led West Point professor John Spencer, who has closely studied the war in Gaza, to conclude that “Israel has done more and implemented more measures to prevent civilian harm than any military in the history of urban warfare.”
“RTE is also deeply concerned by the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza, and the denial of access to international journalists to the territory, and the plight of the remaining hostages,” it adds.
The Israelis have offered evidence, including photographs of “journalists” hugging Yahya Sinwar, and Hamas’ own lists of its members that were found by the IDF in Gaza, that many of the so-called “journalists” in Gaza are, in fact, also, and mainly, Hamas operatives, and it is in that capacity that they become legitimate targets.
Does Ireland want its singers to remain in the Eurovision contest and give it their best, or does it want to pick up its marbles and go home, denying them the chance to succeed, all because an Israeli will also be singing? Do I detect a malodorous stench of antisemitism coming from the Emerald Isle? I’m afraid so. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face. Or, as Flann O’Brien would put it, “namhaid a dhéanamh de do rún, do shonas a thabhairt ar do dhonas.”
“64,000 people in Gaza who, according to Hamas, have died. And 26,000 of those were Hamas combatants……..and that’s regrettable? The only thing regrettable is that it wasn’t more.
Israel has shown remarkable restraint. Besides, how many of those deaths were human shields anyway?
As for Ireland threatening to pull out of the Eurovision contest if Israel participates, who cares. Think of who is running Ireland and the rest of the UK. A bunch of E.U. Islam loving globalist weenies.
“Namhaid a dhéanamh de do rún, do shonas a thabhairt ar do dhonas.”
Aye lads. Take yer marbles and guinness and go home.
The irony being if Islam takes control there will lots of reports of flying human beings.
The Quran, the bible of Islam says “In order for the messsiah to come, the 12th Mahdi (not Jesus), all other religions of the world must convert to Islam or die. The world must fall under sharia law”.
Ireland has turned into a nation of wankers. They allowed their Marxist government to enforce a brutal lock down during the Covic virus; they are starting to be overrun by Islamists; their churches are empty yet they have time to hate on the Jews. In my own hood, many of the Irish are lovely but others are detestable haters who admire the Hezbollah loving group Kneecap. The Irish are totally brainwashed.
The Euro-Weenies and their Wish for their own demise their placidly ready to put a noose around their necks and step off the chair
The irony of the gaygaygayest country in all of EU ropa not participating in the gaygaygayest TV event of the year is … not quite sure what it is.
I cannot imagine anyone over the age of three finding it interesting. Of course, no parent with any sense of responsibility would allow their (up to the age of 30) children to watch this idiotic spectacle. (Childhood does seem to be interminable these days)
What is has to do with music remains a mystery to me. Aural entertainment at best – if you are very easily entertained.
There is indeed a lot of competition in the European Islamopandering derby.
It’s a bit ironic that the Irish fought for centuries to keep their language, culture, traditions and national identity only to surrender and vote to debase and enslave themselves to nihilism sweeping Western Europe.
Dear Ireland,
Don’t let the door hit you too hard as you leave. You won’t be missed.
Sincerely,
The World
Ireland is well on the way to becoming a fundamentalist Sharia Caliphate as their seditious quisling boot licking politicians allow the Islamic balkanization of Irish culture and heritage to be undermined and displaced by an unvetted invasion of Islamic supremist. All of Europe which heading down the same path of suicidal Islamic balkanization had better understand that the children of Allah do not wish it well.
What and where is this image from?