Less than a day after the operation attributed to Israel in Lebanon, Bambie Thug, as usual, posted a hate-filled story against Israel, portraying it as supporting the terrorist organization Hezbollah. What does this delusional story say?
The witch from Ireland doesn’t rest: Bambie Thug, Ireland’s representative at Eurovision 2024, posted a hate-filled story against Israel on their Instagram account Wednesday morning. In it, Israel is depicted as the occupying and evil country, while Hezbollah terrorists are portrayed as poor Lebanese opposing occupation. The story responds to an operation attributed to Israel in Lebanon, which Israel has not yet claimed responsibility for, where thousands of Hezbollah terrorists were injured due to the explosion of their handheld pagers.
Misrepresentation of Facts
In the story shared by Bambie Thug from the Instagram account “LandPalestine,” it states: “Israel conducted a cyberattack using advanced technology to target handheld pager systems used by resistance members in Beirut’s southern suburbs, leading to dozens of injuries in Lebanon.” There’s no doubt that once again, Bambie chooses to provoke, focusing on only one side of the conflict without checking the facts on the ground.
Is Bambie Thug aware of what Hezbollah terrorists are opposing? Hezbollah is driven by its opposition to Israel and its resistance to Western influence in the Middle East. The group sees itself as part of a broader Muslim struggle against Western powers. Hezbollah not only attacks Israel but has also targeted Jewish communities in the United States, UK, Bulgaria, and Argentina, resulting in numerous casualties.
Opposition to Israel’s Participation in Eurovision
Bambie Thug, Eurovision 2024 participant and this year’s most prominent opponent of Israel’s involvement in the competition, has not hidden their views on Israel, the ongoing war, and their support for the Palestinian side. Even before being chosen to represent Ireland, Bambie brought protests to Eurovision’s doorstep by wearing a keffiyeh—an item associated with the Palestinian struggle—along with makeup resembling ancient Irish script calling for a ceasefire on stage. This was a clear violation of Eurovision rules. In a cynical response to Israel’s qualification for the final, Bambie reportedly led a meeting with the EBU, where they and other representatives threatened to withdraw in protest of Israel’s participation.
Distortion of Reality
When sharing the post on their account, Bambie Thug, as usual, chose to present reality in a distorted and biased way towards the Palestinian-Iranian narrative. The story didn’t mention that Israel hasn’t taken responsibility for the incident, didn’t mention that the operation came after almost a year in which Hezbollah fires missiles towards the north every day, that Hezbollah missiles killed 23 civilians, including 12 children. And of course, it wasn’t mentioned that due to the regular missile fire, about 60,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes for almost a year.
Bambie Thug forgot to mention that the terrorist organization Hezbollah is a military arm funded and trained by Iran— a fundamentalist state that supports and arms terrorist organizations in the Middle East and Russia— its ally. It aspires to acquire nuclear weapons aimed at Western countries and is not known as a state aspiring to achieve human rights.
Ongoing Provocations
It seems that Bambie’s narrative machine is determined to stay in the headlines, even four months after the Eurovision final.
Ireland in Eurovision 2024
Bambie Thug represented Ireland at Eurovision 2024 with the song “Doomsday Blue.” The song was chosen through the national pre-selection. Ireland advanced to the final after placing third in the first semi-final with 124 points, and in the grand final, they finished sixth with 278 points.
This marks the first time since 2018 that Ireland has qualified for the final, and it is the country’s best result since 2000.
Eurovision 2025: This will be Ireland’s 58th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Ireland joined the competition in 1965 and has won it seven times over the years, holding the record for most wins alongside Sweden. Ireland’s last victory was in Eurovision 1996 with the song “The Voice” performed by singer Eimear Quinn.
