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Israel counters Eurovision boycott campaign with Google ads
Reuters
Published: 11.05.19, 13:50
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1. Not Jewish - "European"
Fred Cohen ,   Teaneck, NJ   (05.11.19)
Jews were in exile in Europe. Not FROM Europe. This is a disgrace to the identity issue, a disgrace to the religious, and in total, a forced circumstance where others are accusing past winners of cheating the voting system and even plagiarizing songs. How does Netanyahu and others help Israel with this?
2. IT AINT ROCKET SCIENCE
ALBERTO EINSTEIN ,   SAFED GENIUS   (05.11.19)
The best way to counter a Boycott is to have a Girlcott.
3. eurovision
HERMAN ROSEN   (05.11.19)
WHEN DOES IT .END..EUROPE'S JEWISH OBSESSION?...IF IT ISN'T THIS
IT IS KILLING PALESTINIAN BABIES...AND PERHAPS EVEN GLOBAL
WARMING....ALL INSTIGATED BY THE JEWS..INDEED IF THERE WERE
NO JEWS LEFT AND ISRAEL WAS EMPTY...EUROPE WOULD MAKE
A PERCENT OF THEIR PEOPLE INTO JEWS SO THEY HAD SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT...THEY FORGOT THE ATTACKS BY MUSLIMS ON THEIR PRESS FOR DEPICTING THEIR PROPHET..
THE JEALOUSY OF ISRAELI ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS FOREVER
4. Better idea...
manic drummer ,   Haifa   (05.11.19)
Israel should boycott Eurovision. It's their show anyway.
5. It is all paid for by Arab/Muslim money & Isra-Jewish haters
jore ,   la   (05.11.19)
EU misses the old days when you can kill-rob-rape-expel Jews with impunity.
6. In their dreams!
solomon ,   New York   (05.11.19)
1. BDS activists describe their campaign as a non-violent international movement
2. Israel’s right-wing government was experiencing “growing international isolation.”

In their dreams! Ain't happening BDS!
7. finally!
shloime ,   toronto   (05.12.19)
israel is in a propaganda war, and finally starting to fire back! if the joo-baiters don’t like it, great!
8. BDS crybabies & losers forgot why Eurovision is in Israel
Jake   (05.11.19)
It was due to Israel's win in 2018, after its Eurovision entry was selected by VIEWERS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, in addition to a panel of judges.
BDS pressure and blackmail didn't work.
That's an epic fail for Roger Waters and BDS, and they know it.
9. BDS will continue
Tova   (05.12.19)
The is a song contest. the BDS movement won't change the minds of artists, entertainers or anyone who hates Israel. It is unfortunate that entertainers around the world are influencing the young by using this contest to further their hate against Israel.

Israel and Jews have bigger and more important and bigger problems to consider. Let them have Eurovision in Islamic State. Then these entertainers will learn very quickly how uncomfortable it will be for them to perform.
10. Living in a dream and refusing to wake up.
tiki ,   belgium   (05.12.19)
So called Palestinians and their BDS friends still believe that their actions will bring them success while in reality the're only sinking deeper into their own poisoned swamp......as nobody cares anymore about them except a few leftist fanatics.

Their only contribution to mankind is hate, division, suffering & lies.....all of their own making..
11. Horrible Marketing Campaign
barry norman ,   tel aviv   (05.12.19)
There is no one outside of israel to blame for the upcoming Eurovision failure.

Its easy to blame BDS or the Palestinian unrest but the only fault likes at the feet of KAN, the ticketing agency, the city of Tel Aviv, the hotels and the department of tourism for the worlds worst marketing campaign.

This event should have been sold out almost a year ago. There should have been early bid ticket sales with upgrades to the VIP room, special packages and special promotions.

The event should have been booked full before the BDS campaign could get its feet off the ground. The event should have been booked before the unrest on the border.

All of these events were predictable and should have been accounted for.

Now we have a failure on our hands and are seeking to blame everyone and everything else.

The failure is obvious as well as those responsible.

The fighting over the financing, the fighting over the security, the fighting over ticket sales was just a waste of time and energy. These should have been handled quickly and quietly behind closed doors.

The marketing campaigns should have begun the minute Israel won a year ago.

Another avoidable disaster... I would like to know the people responsible for the marketing and promotion. I would like to see a clear marketing campaign. I would like to see the goals and objectives.

Bringing 10-15k people to Israel for a major event like this should have been easy with the marketing budget available.

Shame on all of you...
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