{"id":2240966,"date":"2024-05-09T13:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T17:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-swarm-eurovision-objecting-to-israels-involvement\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T17:50:46","slug":"protesters-swarm-eurovision-objecting-to-israels-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-swarm-eurovision-objecting-to-israels-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters gather at Eurovision, opposing Israel&#8217;s participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprotesters-swarm-eurovision-objecting-to-israels-involvement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pro-Palestinian protesters crowded the Eurovision event in Malmo, Sweden, demanding\u200c a\u200d Gaza ceasefire and objecting to Israel&#8217;s\u200b involvement. Thousands chanted slogans, condemning the contest and marching before the semifinals. The event\u200d stirred controversy, \u2064with artists \u2062facing backlash for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-activists-in-the-workplace-are-sparking-a-surge-in-free-speech-cases\/\" title=\"Woke Activists In The Workplace Are Sparking A Surge In Free Speech Cases\">expressing political views<\/a>. The European Broadcasting Union emphasized supporting freedom of speech while discouraging hate speech and harassment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters amassed during the Eurovision song contest this week in Malmo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sweden<\/a>, asking for a ceasefire in Gaza and demonstrating against the involvement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rioters-smash-police-cars-vandalize-police-station-in-minneapolis-while-looters-storm-businesses-following-police-shooting\/\" title=\"Rioters Smash Police Cars, Vandalize Police Station In Minneapolis While Looters Storm Businesses Following Police Shooting\">protesters chanted<\/a>, \u201cEurovision shame on you! Blood is on your hands too!\u201d and marched through the streets during the run-up to the semifinals of the contest, according to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2024\/05\/09\/eurovision-israel-protests-eden-golan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington Post<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s entrant into the contest is singer Eden Golan, who will perform the song \u201cHurricane\u201d at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday during the contest\u2019s semifinals. During a dress rehearsal, protesters shouted \u201cFree Palestine!\u201d at Golan and booed.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Protesters hold a banner during a pro-Palestinian demonstration for excluding Israel from Eurovision ahead of the second semifinal at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo\/Martin Meissner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sweden has been preparing for the protests, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/05\/09\/israel-eurovision-2024-entry-eden-golan-hurricane-song-20806753\/?ico=just-in_home_just-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Metro<\/em><\/a>, and the outlet included a statement from the European Broadcasting Union, which runs Eurovision, that reads, \u201cWhile we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-unprecedented-move-linkedin-censors-uk-based-china-critic\/\" title=\"In Unprecedented Move, LinkedIn Censors UK-Based China Critic\">strongly support freedom<\/a> of speech and the right to express opinions in a democratic society, we firmly oppose any form of online abuse, hate speech, or harassment directed at our artists or any individuals associated with the contest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several entrants have supported boycotting the event, and some performers have been disciplined for attempting to express political sentiments during what the EBU considers a nonpolitical event, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/eurovision-organizers-rebuke-performer-who-wore-keffiyeh-during-first-semifinal-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Irish contestant Bambie Thug was forced to remove the messages \u201cceasefire\u201d and \u201cfreedom for Palestine\u201d from her face and leg, both written in the ancient Irish language Ogham, while outrage was caused by opening performer Eric Saade wrapping a kaffiyeh around his wrist, according to the outlet. Saade had not worn the kaffiyeh during rehearsals.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Eden Golan of Israel performs the song \u201cHurricane\u201d during the dress rehearsal for the second semifinal at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo\/Martin Meissner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The song Golan will be performing, \u201cHurricane,\u201d was originally called \u201cOctober Rain,\u201d but <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/05\/09\/original-lyrics-israels-eurovision-song-banned-breaking-rules-20807272\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the name was changed<\/a> to avoid inferences to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that killed over 1,200 Israelis and led to at least 250 hostages being taken by the terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, Golan is Israeli, having been born in Kfar Saba, her father is Ukrainian, and until the Russian invasion of Ukraine two years ago, she had been a rising pop star in Russia, originally as lead singer of the girl group Cosmos Girls. The outlet further reported that she won the spot as Israel\u2019s representative in Eurovision by performing on a TV show, <em>Rising Star<\/em>, in February.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel really sorry for Eden Golan,\u201d Danish fan Louise Jensby told the outlet. \u201cShe\u2019s just a 20-year-old. She isn\u2019t responsible for what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Protesters have also organized what they call \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/falastinvision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FalastinVision, the Genocide-Free Song Contest<\/a>,\u201d for Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters rallied at the Eurovision contest in Malmo, Sweden, urging a Gaza ceasefire and denouncing Israel&#8217;s role. 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