Cyclists and Eurovision politely ask Israel to disappear ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Cyclists and Eurovision politely ask Israel to disappear

My last post discussed the role of cowardice in converting anti-Israel violence into something honorable. But even for those who claim they are against such violence, their own cowardice has the same effect in promoting and encouraging violence.

At the Vuelta a España, weeks of anti-Israel protests wrecked one of cycling’s premier races. Podiums were cancelled, stages disrupted, the finale in Madrid abandoned. The target was not the sport but one team: Israel–Premier Tech.

The response? Race organizer ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) asked Israel to withdraw from the race. Rivals and officials whispered that for “safety reasons,” Israel should have pulled out. The protesters caused the danger, but the solution was to pressure Israel to disappear.

Once “safety” becomes the principle, every protest grants a veto.

The same logic is now being applied to Eurovision. Several European countries threaten to withdraw if Israel competes. Instead of punishing those countries, the European Broadcasting Union has quietly urged Israel to withdraw, or compete under a neutral flag - for safety, for unity, for calm.

This is not prudence. It is cowardice elevated into principle. Institutions no longer even pretend to stand up to intimidation. They defend their capitulation as the responsible choice. The result is a permanent veto for anyone willing to menace, disrupt, or boycott.

One definition of terrorism is using violence or the threat of violence to intimidate or coerce for political purposes. These threats of violence if Israel participates in international events are textbook terrorism. And the Europeans are more than willing to knuckle under the threats.

The irony is that giving in does not mollify the terrorists - it emboldens them. By asking Israel to withdraw events like this, even quietly and even for the noblest of excuses, the Europeans are guaranteeing that things will escalate until Israel is destroyed.

And even then, they will do the same to exclude "Zionists" - meaning Jews - from all events.

This is how antisemitism wins in Europe today. Not through persuasion or legitimacy, but through intimidation reframed as responsibility. Cowardice is dressed up as principle, and people will even fight to defend it.

But the goal isn't merely to exclude Israel but to destroy it, one step at a time.