(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Stephen Pollard - A scroll through social media about Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest from the brigades of Jew-haters and anti-Israel types shows their total inability to come to terms with the audience vote across Europe, which put Israel on top. There's a common theme to many of the posts: "Look at the streets worldwide. Massive protests. This is the only vote you should pay attention to." In the mindset of the anti-Israel crowd, it should be obvious to anyone that they represent the majority. Yet, the outraged and deeply puzzled social media posters make a fundamental mistake. They assume that most people share their bigotry and racism. But as the vote showed both this year and last, they don't. Here in the UK, Israel topped the audience poll. The Eurovision vote isn't an interrogation of Israeli policy. But it can be seen as an expression that Israel is understood - that far from regarding it as barbaric and genocidal, those who voted for Israel regard it as part of the community of nations.
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