Eurovision is for European and not for a middle eastern country like Israel

Gandalf, London, UK.

Bit of a nerve considering the Israelis kidnapped Mordecai Vanunu in Italy for talking about their nuclear weapons and dumped him in prison for 20 years.

Chens, London,

Seems rich coming from an Israeli punk band, do they not know that Israel has nuclear weapons?

David, London, England

Israel isn't in Europe. It shouldn't even be in Eurovision!

Jenny, London,

I think allowing Push the Button is kosher.

Mark, Kibbutz, Israel

In 1982, Finland (the host of the current contest) sent a song to the Eurovision about the danger in neclear bombs, landing on Europe. Back then, no one stoped them from playing that song.
The song is called "Oversleep" by Kojo:
"If someone soon throws some nuclear poo here on our Europe / What will you say when we get all the filth on our faces / If someone slings a bomb to your neck you probably won't even notice".

Roy, Tel Aviv, Israel

What is political about the desire to live? even if the song does talk about Iran, all it say is that Israelis don't want nuclear bombs to be lunched at them....and all they want is to live peacefully "lying at the sun, to see the flowers bloom".....that's not political....and if he would have sang about cancer and aids? what's the difference?

Eyal, Israel,

Songs are very dangerous. They influence a lot of people
Where would we be today, if The Beatles sung about hate?
Then again, where would we be without words and melody?

Uno, Vancouver,

Politics should be left to politicians and political thinkers, not entertainers. We already have enough hate in this world because of politics. One has to wonder how the Israelis would feel if another country came up with a song about a military force terrorrising a defenceless population and occupying their land.

Edmund, Manchester,

Let the Israelis say what's on their mind. Since they are not naming names, one can only speculate who they are refering to. However, their messge is artistic and universal: the fear of modern societies of being blown up by some crazy organization or rogue nation. You might as well be a New Yorker, Spanish, Londoner or any other group of citizens who could face similar threats.

Jerrad, Albuquerque, USA

you know why the BBC makes me angry? because when there is a terror attack in Israel, they call the terrorists militants...

and i wonder, how would the british feel if i would call the IRA militants?

BBC= Best Bull Channel

Dori, Longwood, Florida, USA

Can the British press be so biased against Israel?
No other country who participates in the ESC bothers about the song, nor does the EBU itself.

Does the BBC really care whether the song is about the Iranian leader or not?

Really

Yair, London, UK

ohhh commmmmmon, with all the publicity they will probably win now. Thanx to BBC.
the words were sent to the EBU 3 months ago. now its over, they can't do anything. i read the words, whats the probelm?

Muhamad Zachri, Munich, Germany

Don't forget even Lawrence was a big supporter of the right of the Jewish people to homeland in the middle –east. That makes him a …… Zionist !!!

Are you anti-Zionist and support the destruction of Israel ? is that why you are against the song ????

Lucy, Newbury,

Given the information provided, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the reader is expected to take it for granted that, for a transsexual, to enter a song contest is to court controversy.

Laconian, Somewhere, England

Israel isn't even in Europe.

James Baker, Reading, Berks, UK

http://www.diggiloo.net/?1982fi

kojo song for findland in the 1982 Eurovision
song of an atoom boom....!!!!!

alon, tel aviv,

Obviously we need a Eurovision Political Song Contest!

Derek Lamport, Lewes, UK