{"id":2241279,"date":"2024-05-09T19:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-singer-ordered-to-stay-in-her-hotel-as-thousands-of-pro-palestine-protesters-swarm-streets-outside\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T19:13:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:13:15","slug":"israeli-singer-ordered-to-stay-in-her-hotel-as-thousands-of-pro-palestine-protesters-swarm-streets-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-singer-ordered-to-stay-in-her-hotel-as-thousands-of-pro-palestine-protesters-swarm-streets-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli singer instructed to remain in hotel as numerous pro-Palestine protesters gather outside"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fisraeli-singer-ordered-to-stay-in-her-hotel-as-thousands-of-pro-palestine-protesters-swarm-streets-outside%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=2241279&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>Israeli Eurovision\u2062 singer, Eden Golan, was instructed to remain in \u2064her hotel\u2062 room in Sweden amidst a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-releases-bizarre-video-claiming-her-family-has-celebrated-kwanzaa-since-her-childhood\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Releases Bizarre Video Claiming Her Family Has Celebrated Kwanzaa Since Her Childhood\">large gathering<\/a> of pro-Palestine protesters, including activist Greta Thunberg. Israel&#8217;s\u200c Shin Bet security agency mandated\u200d her \u200dstay due to\u2062 safety concerns. The demonstrations occurred ahead of the \u200d2024 competition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniil-medvedev-defeats-novak-djokovic-to-win-u-s-open\/\" title=\"Daniil Medvedev defeats Novak Djokovic to win U.S. Open\">semi-final<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-outlets-that-gave-a-pass-to-black-lives-matter-and-antifa-violence\/\" title=\"The Media Outlets That Gave A Pass To Black Lives Matter And Antifa Violence\">protesters calling<\/a> for \u2063Golan&#8217;s exclusion. Thunberg, sporting a keffiyeh symbolizing \u2062solidarity with Palestinians, joined the protests. Anti-Israel \u200bbanners were displayed, criticizing the Eurovision event as a platform to conceal Israeli actions.  <\/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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eurovision Israeli singer Eden Golan said she\u2019s been \u201cordered to stay in her hotel room\u201d in Sweden due to the \u201cthousands of pro-Palestine protesters\u201d outside, including activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/greta-thunberg-detained-by-police-twice-at-same-climate-protest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greta Thunberg<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13400717\/Israeli-Eurovision-singer-Eden-Golan-ordered-stay-hotel-room-security-team-thousands-pro-Palestine-protesters-including-keffiyeh-wearing-Greta-Thunberg-gather-Malmo-calling-excluded.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daily Mail report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Golan said she was ordered not to leave her hotel room by \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Israel\u2019s national security agency Shin Bet\u201d \u2014 except for during her performances \u2014 because outside the hotel in Malmo were thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. It comes ahead of the second semi-final of the 2024 competition, the outlet noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Among the anti-Israel protests was climate activist Thunberg, who was seen <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wearing a keffiyeh \u2014 the traditional scarf that has become a symbol for Palestinians \u2014 as the protesters called on Golan to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">be excluded from the annual singing competition, the outlet noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israeli Eurovision singer Eden Golan is ordered to stay in her hotel room by her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"White House refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">security team<\/a> as thousands of pro-Hamas \u201cprotesters\u201d including keffiyeh-wearing Greta Thunberg gather in Sweden\u2019s notorious no-go zone in Malmo, calling for her to be excluded <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gsqtgaaWKi\">https:\/\/t.co\/gsqtgaaWKi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 A.C. Spollen (@ACSpollen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACSpollen\/status\/1788655787553820745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In one clip, Thunberg told reporters, \u201cYoung people are leading the way and showing the world how we should react to this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, when pressed why she was there with the protesters, she only would say it was \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">good\u201d as the march took place, the outlet noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of the banners that could be seen at the protest included one that read, \u201cWelcome to Genocide song contest\u201d and another, \u201cstop using Eurovision to whitewash Israeli crimes,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-pelosi-allowed-recently-covid-positive-rep-onto-house-floor-to-vote-for-her\/\" title=\"Report: Pelosi allowed recently COVID-positive rep. onto House floor to vote for her\">report noted<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lead singer of Five for Fighting, John Ondrasik, also shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnondrasik\/status\/1788670373325935098\">post<\/a> on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  about the protests and Golan not being able to leave her hotel room. Following the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7 against Israel, Ondrasik <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wrote the song \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XDJXo2Gn-ww\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d and has called out artists who have been silent amid the anti-Semitism raging on college campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEden Golan, our fellow artist, cannot leave her hotel room in fear for her life because she is Jewish,\u201d Ondrasik\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnondrasik\/status\/1788670373325935098\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">post <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">read. \u201cThis is 2024. I call on every artist to join me in condemning publicly this despicable act of hate. This is a time for choosing. Your silence is complicit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Golan previously told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/israel-spotlight-eurovision-semi-final-pro-palestinian-protests-loom-2024-05-08\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  she hopes her performance can bring some unity. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s a super important moment for us, especially this year,\u201d the Israeli singer said. \u201cI feel honored to have the opportunity to be the voice of my country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-world-has-gone-mad-five-for-fighting-lead-singer-john-ondrasik-on-why-he-wrote-ok-we-are-not-ok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The World Has Gone Mad\u2019: Five For Fighting Lead Singer John Ondrasik On Why He Wrote \u2018OK (We Are Not\u00a0OK)\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Eurovision singer, Eden Golan, confined to her hotel room in Sweden amid large pro-Palestine protests outside, with notable activist Greta Thunberg present. 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