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Eurovision: “Initially, the Eurovision competition was created for political motivation”, recalls a teacher-researcher
Demonstrations in support of Gaza continue in Malmö, Sweden, in the run-up to Eurovision on Saturday May 11. Guest of 11/13 info, Oranie Abbes, teacher-researcher, returns to the controversy surrounding Israel’s participation.
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Demonstrations in support of Gaza continue in Malmö, Sweden, in the run-up to Eurovision on Saturday May 11. Guest of 11/13 info, Oranie Abbes, teacher-researcher, returns to the controversy surrounding Israel’s participation.
If the artists are preparing to climb onto the Eurovision stage, the clamor is gaining momentum on Saturday May 11. Demonstrators continue to gather to protest the State of Israel’s participation in the song contest, amid the war in the Gaza Strip. Oranie Abbes, teacher-researcher at the CREAT laboratory, recognizes that tension is particularly high in Malmö, Sweden, where the final will be held on the evening of May 11.
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“Nevertheless, we have known other editions which were just as political (…) it is not something completely new”, assures the specialist. According to her, people are more sensitive to international issues because they can obtain information, particularly through social networks.
In 2022, Russia was excluded from the competition after the invasion of Ukraine. Faced with the participation of Israel, which continues its offensives in the Palestinian enclave, some denounce an injustice. “Initially, the Eurovision contest was created on a political motivation which was the union of peoples and the abolition of stereotypes”recalls Oranie Abbes.
