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What is the anti-Israel Eurovision protest really about?

11 May 2024

1:14 AM

11 May 2024

1:14 AM

A young Israeli woman warned to stay in her hotel room. A baying mob on the streets outside hollering slogans and abuse. Death threats piling up. Bodyguards working round the clock to make sure no protester gets inside to where the woman has taken refuge from their fury. I’m sorry, is this a political protest or a Jew-hunt?

The most galling thing about the Malmo protests is the sight of Greta Thunberg

I am referring, of course, to the despicable scenes in Malmo in Sweden where the final of the Eurovision Song Contest takes place tomorrow.

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