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Artists call for boycott of Eurovision contest in Israel
Ami Friedman
Published: 08.09.18, 11:31
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1. REMINDER!
FO ,   Belgium   (09.08.18)
This kind of situation will go on and on as long as the Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, being also the Minister for Foreign Affairs, will not have the guts to put on the table ARTICLE 80, that HIS OWN FATHER, BENZION, introduced in the Charter of the UNITED NATIONS. ARTICLE 80 reaffirms ALL LEAGUE OF NATIONS’ decisions, including the MANDATE FOR PALESTINE that gave the Jewish people, in 1922, the IRREVOCABLE RIGHT to settle anywhere in Palestine, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, including of course the total city of Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, to create their independent Jewish state in formation. The MANDATE became INTERNATIONAL LAW, valid to this day! Article 80 renders ALL UN (General Assembly and Security Council) anti-Israeli resolutions, starting with 181, null and void, based on the rule of "Force of Res Judicata", in French "l'Autorité de la Chose Jugée, the fact that the case had already been settled by the League of Nations, the 24th of July 1922!
2. As if Roger Waters knows what he is talking about...
Gerry Rovnick ,   Jerusalem   (09.08.18)
He made his money in the music industry and he somehow thinks he understands the problems let alone fix them. His view seems to be to give it all to the Palestinians and the Jews can die, because this would be fair. So he is just promoting different injustice. He may not think so, that is because he only listens to one side. One can only speculate why. He is not stupid, so it must be self interest of more fame or money. There are many evil people willing to sponsor him. For starts, the letter talks about 100 innocent people killed. Well if you consider shooting and throwing bombs to be innocent, then they were.
3. Country for Eurovision contest
Ralf ,   PARIS   (09.08.18)
The artists involved should suggest as a dream country for Human Rigth
justice ,etc...... Turkey, Iran,Lybia....
4. Until Palestinians can enjoy freedom, justice & equal rights
solomon ,   NY   (09.08.18)
Speak to Hamas, Hezbollah, the PLO, etc, and all the other ARAB countries that keep their bretheren in ghettos!
5. NA
Bar ,   NY   (09.08.18)
Got three of these dresses. Read reviews that said they wee skimpy so I ordered two sizes bigger than what I usually wore. Thought I would wear them only in the house. Well they are here and they just fit. If I put them in the close dryer they will no longer fit.
They are nice.
6. Waters.
lazerbenabba ,   London, England   (09.08.18)
Waters...WHO?
Oh is that the so called pop nonenity who does not have an ounce of talent and has to reinvent itself as a BDS activist...the haven of the disreputable and irrelevant...proxies for so called PAL imagined grievencies.
7. BOLLOCKS TO THESE " ARTISTS "
COCKNEY GEEZER ,   LONDON INNIT   (09.08.18)
8. As usual our inept "Propaganda Ministry" shall roll out the
(09.08.18)
usual platitudes in defense of our wonderful country, instead of attacking viciously and mercilessly these lowlifes.
It cannot be THAT difficult/ intellectually challenging to completely destroy these bigots & their inane falsehood?
C'mon people of the Book, we can do it!
Waters & his Hitlerite, puny Followers shall be put on the run!!!
9. Please do publish the complete list of these lowlife cretins
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so we shall know what to avoid.
The Usual Useful Idiots: Loach, Waters, Eno & so on, are by now well known traitors to the human race, but I want the WHOLE UNHOLY bunch!
10. Iets start the boycot!
Peter van Schie ,   Spijkenisse   (09.08.18)
We could start boycotting these artists. Don't buy their albums, don't go to the concerts, movies they feature in. That's the reason I'm going to check their names on the list.
11. I bless Roger Waters. piece of s-H-i_T...!!!!!
claudio ,   nahariya   (09.08.18)
I hope God give You twice you are pretending for us.......
12. Artists?
Steven Allsopp ,   Rotherham   (09.08.18)
Roger Waters is nothing but a sack a puke. A vile Jew hater even worse than Jeremy Corbyn. And to call any of these terrorist loving scum "artists" is a joke. They're lowlifes. And will never be anything but.
13. so called artists are boycotting themselves
C   (09.08.18)
14. not artists, but ignorant lunatics
C   (09.08.18)
they are supporting islamic terrorists while boycotting a liberal democracy.

meanwhile, far right parties are in ascendance in much of europe.
they are protesting the many rapes, gang war fares, and other crimes
committed by migrants in their countries.

if the ignorant lunatics who pretend to be artists are not careful,
they will find themselves in the midst of riots of their own making.
15. This article should be asking why they support 50+ terrorist
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16. Peace is the only way... Make that decision
Me   (09.08.18)
17. Roger Waters is...
manic drummer ,   Haifa   (09.08.18)
...the sorriest-looking dude on the planet right now. Three divorces will do that to a guy.
18. hosting eurovision is no benefit to Israel so abandon it
zionist forever   (09.09.18)
Eurovision is not for Israel anyway for many reasons and so we should announce we are passing it up.
Eurovision is not a major money making sporting event, apart from the people taking part nobody is going to be coming to Israel to watch it so no income from extra tourism.
Israeli TV networks can't afford to lay it on, they just wanted the government to provide the deposit so how do they expect to pay the rest of the bill, so chances are it will end up being subsidised by taxpayers.
Anti Israel activists will probably hijack it so the contest will be remembered for its ant Israel politics rather than the music and last but not least its held on Shabbat and in a Jewish state we should set an example and say we do not hold these events on Shabbat.
19. Waters is a supporter of terrorism
Will ,   Essex   (09.10.18)
20. Freedom
Mark ,   Maale Adumim   (09.13.18)
Freedom will come when Hamas has gone.
21. Time for Germany to ban bds as the Nazi incitement it is
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Bunch of white Europeans calling to wipe out Israel, support terrorism against Jews and harm the civilian Palestinian population in the process...
22. Back in Europe 1933, where are the leaders?
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23. Historians reach for Holocaust-doubts", washed out musicians
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opt for BDS: that's how you stay "relevant" in public eye.
24. Boycott
Yehuda   (09.26.18)
Boycott all those Fartists.
25. Boycot of eurovision
Ezra ,   London   (10.03.18)
loach and waters absolutely correct consider tehran as good alternative
26. Hypocrites.
Terry   (10.10.18)
Roger Waters - that's no surprise.
Let's talk about basic rights.
Pals who are citizens of Israel have all basic rights including right to vote, right to property, free movement, open businesses, worship, etc.
Pals who are under domination of PLO or Hamas have... no rights. Those ones who try to advocate peace talks with Israel get beat up or shot.
Why aren't they criticizing the Arab regimes?
27. I've an idea - one basic country every year - no favorites
barbara ,   Haifa   (10.12.18)
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