Israel qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place this weekend in Sweden, and thousands demonstrated in the city of Malmö on Thursday to protest its involvement in the war. in Gaza.
Israeli singer Aiden Golan performed her song “Hurricane” at the second semi-final concert in front of nine thousand spectators to book her place in the final of the competition.
Hilda, a 30-year-old Swedish woman who declined to give her full name, told AFP: “I love Eurovision and this hurts me, but I will boycott.”
She said, “I can’t be happy to know that Israel is participating in the time when all these children are being killed. I think this is unfair.”
The protest against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, the final of which will be held on Saturday in Malmö, comes as a result of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, with memos on across Europe demanding its extradition.
At the end of March, participants in the competition from nine countries, including Swiss Nemo, the favorite to win, asked for a permanent truce.
Marwa Mustafa, a 20-year-old demonstrator, asked, “This is not fair.
Regarding the presenter, Mustafa Mustafa, he said: “Everyone is here to celebrate and celebrate the Eurovision contest.
The demonstrators, with more than ten thousand, left the main square in Malmö, according to the Agence France-Presse team, and walked along the main pedestrian street of the city, raising Palestinian flags.
Banners were raised reading: “Free Palestine” or “Eurovision legitimizes genocide.” “
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a video message on Thursday, offered support to Israel’s Eurovision candidate, telling Golan: “Good luck.”
He said: “You know, you’ve already won. Not only are you taking part in Eurovision with pride and admiration, but you’re successfully facing a terrible wave of anti -Semitism.”
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2024-05-10 02:03:25
