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Eurovision 2024: a final under high tension, mobilizations against Israeli participation
Eurovision 2024: a final under high tension, mobilizations against Israeli participation
(franceinfo)
The Eurovision contest, Saturday May 11, was crossed by the question of the participation of Israel, in the midst of an offensive in the Gaza Strip. Many demonstrators supported Palestine, and some candidates showed their opposition to Israel.
Israeli candidate Eden Golan performed to the boos of the Eurovision audience on Saturday May 11. A reaction which was expected, while the country’s participation in the competition is debated, after months of offensives on the Gaza Strip. In Sweden, where the final took place, many demonstrators supported Palestine and called for a boycott of the edition.
The Greek candidate displays her opposition
The song competition is due to its political neutrality, but many candidates have expressed their disagreement. “Every country in the world deserves to be free“, declared the Latvian candidate, while the Greek, Marina Satti, ostensibly yawned during Eden Golan’s speech, in the middle of a press conference. The Dutchman was excluded for another reason. His behavior towards a camera operator would be in question.
