2024-01-27 18:12:01
Scandal demand at the ESC!
On May 11th, the 68th “Eurovision Song Contest” will take place in Malmö, Sweden, with 37 participating countries. The motto of the competition is “United by Music” – united through music.
But this year, instead of unity, there is already dissonance in advance. So he gave Icelandic Association announced that he was reserving the decision to take part in the ESC this year because of Israel’s participation.
Netta Barzilai won the ESC for Israel in 2018. The country held the competition the following year
Foto: picture alliance/AP Photo
According to the head of the Icelandic preliminary round, Rúnar Freyr Gíslason, there are also considerations in Norway and Finland regarding staying away from the ESC because of Israel’s planned participation.
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Background: After Hamas’ murderous attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 with 1,200 deaths, the Israeli army is trying to free over 100 hostages in the Gaza Strip and destroy the Islamists’ terrorist structure.
Opponents of Israel, on the other hand, accuse the attacked country of war crimes in the fight once morest terror in the Gaza Strip. A claim for which there is no evidence.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes the ESC every year, is clearly once morest Israel being excluded from the ESC. “The EBU is committed to ensuring that the Eurovision Song Contest remains a non-political event,” said the organizers. And further: “It is a competition for broadcasters – not for governments.”
The committees checked the list of participants and confirmed that Israel met all the requirements for participation.
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