Sharing how Israel’s Eurovision participation brings the competition into disrepute and how Israeli broadcaster KAN violates EBU Public Service Media Values
🇮🇱 Israel’s Eurovision commentators called contestants, among other things, “Hamas supporters”, “sons and daughters of Amalek” and hinted at not voting for certain contestants.
This may have violated Eurovision rules, but they’ll probably get away with it.
A thread 🧵
“What about Israel?”
“What about it? Oh, you mean all those innocent people. Nah, I’m cool with it.”
🇳🇱🇮🇱 Appie Mussa, a Dutch performer for Eurovision 2024, points out the EBU’s double standards in disqualifying the Netherlands, while keeping Israel.
“A word for your friends in Israel, maybe?”
“No.”
🇮🇱🇮🇪 Israel’s Eurovision commentator, Asaf Liberman, attempts to provoke Irish Eurovision performer, Matt Williams.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇸🇪 EXCLUSIVE: A performer at Eurovision 2024’s first semi-final tells us “more than one performer attempted to wear one (a keffiyeh) and they were sent back to get changed.”
🇮🇱🇮🇪 Deleted Instagram stories of Itay Bezaleli, Israel’s Eurovision stylist, show him recording Bambie Thug (the Irish entrant) without their permission, repeatedly misgendering them and calling them a “monster”.
📸 itay_bezaleli, IG (10/05/2024)
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
“Representative of Greece, I hope you slept well at night”
🇮🇱🇬🇷 Keren Peles, Israeli delegation member and songwriter of Israel’s Eurovision entry, now takes aim at intimidating Marina Satti, the Greek entrant.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇱 KAN violates Eurovision’s ‘Rules of the Contest 2024’, which states that participating broadcasters “shall ensure that no contestant, delegation or country is discriminated and/or ridiculed in any manner.”
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
The Israeli commentators at KAN referred to Bambie as a "curse on Israel's image", blackening their image, and called for Israelis to send "curses and insults" to the artist.
@IsrBreaksRules
“Representative of Greece, I hope you slept well at night”
🇮🇱🇬🇷 Keren Peles, Israeli delegation member and songwriter of Israel’s Eurovision entry, now takes aim at intimidating Marina Satti, the Greek entrant.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
“No anti-Semitic has the right to sing or breathe next to us and won’t come close.”
🇮🇱🇳🇱 Keren Peles, Israeli delegation member and songwriter of Israel’s Eurovision entry, continues to target Joost Klein in a series of Instagram stories.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🚨 Eurovision is upon us.
We recommend boycotting, but respect everybody’s decision.
For those that will watch, here’s a guide on how to do so without contributing to the show’s numbers. 🧵
“No anti-Semitic has the right to sing or breathe next to us and won’t come close.”
🇮🇱🇳🇱 Keren Peles, Israeli delegation member and songwriter of Israel’s Eurovision entry, continues to target Joost Klein in a series of Instagram stories.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
“The Dutch representative doesn't like us and asked not to take his picture”
🇮🇱🇳🇱 Keren Peles, songwriter of Israel’s Eurovision entry ‘Hurricane’, records Joost Klein (the Netherlands’ Eurovision entrant) without his permission.
#BanIsrselFromEurovision
“The Dutch representative doesn't like us and asked not to take his picture”
🇮🇱🇳🇱 Keren Peles, songwriter of Israel’s Eurovision entry ‘Hurricane’, records Joost Klein (the Netherlands’ Eurovision entrant) without his permission.
#BanIsrselFromEurovision
“United by Music […] is the reason why I do music”
“But right now, those words are just empty words”
“Free Palestine”
🇳🇴🇸🇪 Alessandra, Norway’s 2023 Eurovision entrant, withdraws from awarding Norway’s jury points in the Eurovision 2024 grand final.
🇮🇱 It appears to be no issue for EBU Director General, Noel Curran, that Israel’s Eurovision broadcaster KAN signs their broadcaster’s name on tank shells.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇱 The EBU Director General Noel Curran has shared this to SVT:
- We saw that Israel's TV company had not broken any of the EBU's rules regarding the competition
#Eurovision
#Israel
“We condemn the violations of human rights by the State of Israel.”
🇧🇪 Flemish Eurovision broadcaster, VRT, displays a message before the broadcast of the Second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2024.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
“The Dutch representative doesn't like us and asked not to take his picture”
🇮🇱🇳🇱 Keren Peles, songwriter of Israel’s Eurovision entry ‘Hurricane’, records Joost Klein (the Netherlands’ Eurovision entrant) without his permission.
#BanIsrselFromEurovision
“All performers are made aware of the rules of the contest, and we regret that Eric Saade chose to compromise the non-political nature of the event.”
🇸🇪🇵🇸 Eurovision organisers (the EBU) on Eric Saade, the opening act, for wearing a keffiyeh.
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🇮🇱🇧🇪 During the Second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2024, Keren Peles, an Israeli delegation member, encouraged people not to vote for Belgium, after the Flemish broadcaster’s trade union displayed a message (before the show) condemning the violation of human rights by Israel.
“We condemn the violations of human rights by the State of Israel.”
🇧🇪 Flemish Eurovision broadcaster, VRT, displays a message before the broadcast of the Second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2024.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
“About an hour before my call time I was informed that they had an internal meeting and ceasefire was no longer acceptable, and if I didn't remove this I would not be allowed on stage.”
🇸🇪🇮🇪 Irish Eurovision act, Bambie Thug, speaks about being censored by Eurovision organisers.
“I won’t [cover] Eurovision this year. The reason is Israel’s behaviour on Gaza and the competition’s reaction to it, mainly lack of”
🇮🇸 Gísli Marteinn, Iceland’s long-time Eurovision commentator, reveals he will not be commentating this year’s contest.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇱 Over the last week, the ‘Israeli Government Advertising Agency’ has been running a YouTube ad campaign in 15 languages, encouraging people to vote for Israel’s Eurovision entry.
🇬🇧🇮🇹🇫🇷🇪🇸🇬🇷🇬🇪🇵🇱🇨🇿🇩🇪🇷🇸🇳🇱🇦🇱🇱🇻🇲🇹🇪🇪
🇸🇪🇮🇱 Attendees that boo Israel at Eurovision 2024 are being intimidated by security.
Eurovision organisers had previously claimed they were “firm advocate[s] for free speech and the right for people to express their deeply held views and opinions.”
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
Israel just performed at the preview show and as I was booing and screaming Free Palestine security was telling me to shush and implying Ill be kicked out. Sorry EBU, you might endorse a genocide, but you can't censor people's voices for peace!
“All performers are made aware of the rules of the contest, and we regret that Eric Saade chose to compromise the non-political nature of the event.”
🇸🇪🇵🇸 Eurovision organisers (the EBU) on Eric Saade, the opening act, for wearing a keffiyeh.
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🇮🇱🇸🇪 While the EBU delayed iolanda’s video (🇵🇹) because of the “pro-Palestine motifs painted on her nails”, the EBU had no issue uploading the televote results sequence, in which an Israeli delegation member (Yoav Tzafir) displayed the yellow pin (🎗️).
🇵🇹 RTP’s President revealed that the EBU told them iolanda’s video was delayed because “your competitor has pro-Palestine motifs painted on her nails”. RTP answered with the following question: “what does that have to do with anything?”
#Eurovision
🇮🇪🇸🇪 Bambie Thug, Ireland’s Eurovision 2024 entrant, shares the moment they learned that their “ceasefire” makeup, in Ogham, would not be allowed by Eurovision organisers.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇱🇪🇸 According to an Israeli journalist, KAN will contact the EBU after a Spanish journalist (
@juanmafdez
) shouted “Free Palestine” at Israel’s Eurovision rehearsal.
According to Juanma and witnesses, Israeli journalists recorded and harassed him after his remarks.
“This year's Eurovision serves as a polishing platform for the image of the state of Israel…”
🇫🇮 Miikka Koivisto, radio presenter for YLE, resigns in protest of Finland’s participation alongside Israel in Eurovision 2024.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[PART 2]
🇮🇱🎙️ As well as telling people who NOT to vote for, Israel’s Eurovision commentators also told people who TO vote for, basing their advice on participants’ views of Israel.
This is in direct violation of Eurovision rules.
Another thread 🧵👇
🇮🇱 Israel’s Eurovision commentators called contestants, among other things, “Hamas supporters”, “sons and daughters of Amalek” and hinted at not voting for certain contestants.
This may have violated Eurovision rules, but they’ll probably get away with it.
A thread 🧵
🇸🇪 According to Swiss newspaper Blick, the EBU will publish an investigative report regarding the incidents during
#Eurovision
2024 in Malmö next week.
"Next week [...] the EBU will publish its investigation report into the 'Shame of Malmö'."
More:
“If someone has a Palestinian scarf, we will not stop them for that…”
🇸🇪 Last Friday, Ebba Adielsson had no issue with people bringing Palestinian scarves into the Eurovision arena.
#UnitedbyDoubleStandards
🇸🇪 Ebba Adielsson, the executive producer of
#Eurovision
2024, has expressed her disappointment about Eric Saade wearing a keffiyeh around his wrist during his opening performance.
"We think it's sad that he uses his participation in this way."
More:
📲 If you must tweet about Eurovision, don’t use buzz words!
❌ Don’t use the words “Eurovision” or “ESC”.
✅ Instead, FLOOD the
#Eurovision
hashtag with information about Gaza! (especially during Israel’s performance)
This trend of behaviour from the Israeli delegation is likely a violation of the EBU’s “zero-tolerance policy towards inappropriate behaviour at our event”.
The main reason we made this thread is because it can be incredibly difficult for neurodivergent people to suddenly drop one of their biggest passions.
Others also argue that staying silent about Israel’s participation allows them to successfully push their propaganda.
🚨 Eurovision is upon us.
We recommend boycotting, but respect everybody’s decision.
For those that will watch, here’s a guide on how to do so without contributing to the show’s numbers. 🧵
“Representative of Greece, I hope you slept well at night”
🇮🇱🇬🇷 Keren Peles, Israeli delegation member and songwriter of Israel’s Eurovision entry, now takes aim at intimidating Marina Satti, the Greek entrant.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[UPDATE
#7
]
🇸🇪 31 acts have cancelled their appearances at Malmö City’s Eurovision Village events.
1 in every 5 acts has now cancelled, with several citing Israel’s participation in Eurovision as the reason.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇺🇦 “Their war isn’t exciting the world as much anymore, so they actually have to send good songs”
- Israel’s Eurovision commentators on Ukraine, during Semi-Final 1.
📺✅ If you want to watch, watch through traditional TV.
Unless you’re part of a household survey, your view will not be counted.
💻❌ DON’T watch through official online platforms like Eurovision’s YouTube channel or your broadcaster’s online service (e.g. iPlayer, RTVE play).
And finally, DO NOT HARASS PEOPLE THAT WON’T BOYCOTT!
Asking people is fine. Harassing is not.
Our only request is that you don’t look away from the atrocities being committed by Israel in Gaza, and continue to stay vocal about it.
ESPECIALLY during Israel’s performance.
If you’ve decided you don’t want to watch at all, watch FalastinVision (also held in Malmö).
It will be live-streamed at the same time as the Eurovision Grand Final on Saturday.
🇮🇸🇵🇸 Bashar Murad will perform as a special guest!
🇮🇱 Israel’s Eurovision broadcaster drew their channel logo on a tank shell heading to Gaza.
KAN sent their presenter to hang out with the IDF and play around in tanks.
⚠️ This likely violated EBU rules.
⬇️ Read below.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[FURTHER UPDATE]
🇸🇪 More artists, including runners-up of Melodifestivalen 2024, Medina, pull out of Malmö City’s Eurovision Village events.
5 acts have now cancelled their appearances.
Several other acts refused before the lineup was revealed.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇵🇹 Over 200 artists, associations and cultural workers from Portugal have signed a letter to RTP, asking the broadcaster to demand the EBU bans Israel from Eurovision.
If the EBU refuses, they want RTP to boycott the contest.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
“We condemn the violations of human rights by the State of Israel.”
🇧🇪 Flemish Eurovision broadcaster, VRT, displays a message before the broadcast of the Second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2024.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
“…It’s the EBU who has to make the decision and unfortunately, in my eyes, they’re not making the right decision.”
🇮🇪🇵🇸 Bambie Thug, Ireland’s Eurovision 2024 entrant, on the controversy surrounding Israel’s participation.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇱🇸🇪 “This process of Islamizing Europe has also changed Malmö”
Israel’s Eurovision broadcaster, KAN, uses official Eurovision branding in a video about anti-semitism in Malmö, the host city of the contest.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇸🇪 “We do not want to participate in a cultural event that can normalise the genocide in Palestine”
Local artists are refusing invitations to perform at Malmö City’s Eurovision Village events, due to Israel’s participation at the contest.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇱 Israel’s Eurovision commentators called contestants, among other things, “Hamas supporters”, “sons and daughters of Amalek” and hinted at not voting for certain contestants.
This may have violated Eurovision rules, but they’ll probably get away with it.
A thread 🧵
🇳🇱 “Joost Klein, […] it’s such a shame that you hate Israel”
- Israel’s Eurovision commentators during Semi-Final 2.
❗️ Joost Klein has never publicly stated anything about Israel.
This was also before the Isr. delegation and press conference drama.
👩💻 Ahead of tomorrow’s rehearsal, we kindly ask fan-media to not cover ISR.
We also ask Eurofans to not engage with any post about their rehearsal. Don’t click on the photos, don’t quote tweet, don’t reply. Keep scrolling.
Bookmakers and Israeli media will be watching tomorrow.
🇸🇪🇮🇱 Over 20,000 people from various European countries are expected to come to Malmö, the host city of Eurovision 2024, to protest AGAINST Israel’s participation at the contest.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
📣 Now is a better time than ever to CONTACT YOUR BROADCASTERS, demanding that they withdraw or call for Israel’s removal from the Eurovision Song Contest.
Thanks to
@verilybitchie
for this very handy Google Doc. ⬇️
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
Eurovision rules state that participating broadcasters “shall ensure that no contestant, delegation or country is discriminated and/or ridiculed in any manner.”
🔗
📵 Don’t engage with Eurovision-related social media posts. Don’t even click on them.
The EBU loves their numbers and your impressions will count towards it.
✅ There’s an unofficial Discord server that you can join with a ton of Eurofans.
🇸🇪🇮🇱 Swedish police have received 3 applications for demonstrations, both for and against Israel’s participation at Eurovision.
One organiser expects “around 10,000” participants to demonstrate AGAINST Israel’s participation.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
“If European broadcasters say Yes to genocide, we say No to them”
🇳🇴🇮🇸 Nordic artists launch
#EurovisiOFF
, a campaign calling for a boycott of Eurovision 2024 due to Israel’s participation amid their indiscriminate slaughter of Palestinians.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
@songfestival
@AVROTROS
So report the multiple pieces of documented evidence of the Israeli delegation intimidating and recording artists without their permission, like them calling Joost “anti-Semitic”??????
“No anti-Semitic has the right to sing or breathe next to us and won’t come close.”
🇮🇱🇳🇱 Keren Peles, Israeli delegation member and songwriter of Israel’s Eurovision entry, continues to target Joost Klein in a series of Instagram stories.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
The EBU calls for all artists participating in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest to be treated respectfully and condemns all abuse and harassment.
For our full statement please go to
@EuroScoreboard
Not good enough.
That “country” was recognised by the International Court of Justice as committing a “plausible risk of genocide in Gaza”.
This reaches far beyond a silly little song contest and you’re allowing them to pretend everything is normal.
[UPDATE]
🇮🇱 KAN has REMOVED the video from all platforms.
The video likely violated 3 EBU Public Service Media values:
• Excellence
• Independence
• Accountability
(read below🧵👇)
But of course, the
@EBU_HQ
will continue to be silent.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇱🇸🇪 “This process of Islamizing Europe has also changed Malmö”
Israel’s Eurovision broadcaster, KAN, uses official Eurovision branding in a video about anti-semitism in Malmö, the host city of the contest.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
NEVER forget the silence of EBU members!
“What we are witnessing today is a serious violation of universal values such as sovereignty and human rights.”
Is it not about human rights when 25,000+ Gazan civilians are massacred by Israel?
@AVROTROS
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, co-organiser of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, is calling on the European Broadcast Union to suspend Russia as a member of the EBU with immediate effect.
#ESC2022
#Eurovision2022
I knew something was up!
• KAN met the same night as Söngvakeppnin to discuss song changes, when they previously said they would not change the lyrics
• KAN’s News Editor (Mor Levy) subtly mentioned it
And the guy’s comments…
@EBU_HQ
, anybody home?
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇸🇪🇵🇸 Eric Saade, Sweden’s 2011 Eurovision entrant, has allegedly been blocked by the official Eurovision account on Instagram.
The singer with Palestinian roots has previously been critical about Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇸🇪🇮🇱 “Israel out of Eurovision or Eurovision out of Malmö”
‘Genocide Song Contest’ posters have appeared all around Malmö, the host city of Eurovision 2024.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇨🇭🇳🇴 Israel’s Eurovision commentators called Nemo and Gåte “sons and daughters of Amalek” during Semi-Final 2.
💭 According to Wikipedia, “Amalek is described in the Hebrew Bible as the enemy nation of the Israelites.”
🇳🇴 Music reviewers for Norway’s Eurovision broadcaster (NRK) refuse to review this year’s Eurovision entries, due to Israel’s participation.
As a result, the broadcaster is unlikely to publish reviews this year.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
official Eurovision account liking a tweet calling my jewish ass antisemetic was not on my bingo card but here we are
@Eurovision
you should actually be ashamed of yourself
🇳🇴 Over 530 Norwegian artists have signed a petition to ban Israel from Eurovision.
The list has grown from 294 in January.
The call for Israel’s removal is now echoed by over 4,000 artists from the Nordic countries.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
Israel’s
@Eurovision
broadcaster KAN is now actively politicising their entry for the contest.
“She needs to tell the story, the Israeli narrative” - NF jury member
“We need to choose a song that will reflect our situation”
#BanIsraelfromEurovision
[UPDATE
#4
]
🇸🇪🏳️🌈 Malmö Pride has reportedly cancelled their Eurovision parties.
Conchita Würst will perform alone.
Dotter no longer appears on Malmö City’s schedule.
11 acts have cancelled, with several citing Israel’s participation as the reason.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
“This Eurovision season is not normal and we do not want to help contribute to the propaganda that the State of Israel tries to promote through these types of international competitions”
🇵🇹 EuroVisões Podcast ceases coverage of the 2024 contest.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
Novo episódio do EuroVisões já está disponível e temos um comunicado importante para partilhar convosco sobre a cobertura da Eurovisão 2024. Este ano não a vamos fazer.
Explicamos porquê 👇
[UPDATE
#4
]
🇸🇪🏳️🌈 Malmö Pride has reportedly cancelled their Eurovision parties.
Conchita Würst will perform alone.
Dotter no longer appears on Malmö City’s schedule.
11 acts have cancelled, with several citing Israel’s participation as the reason.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[UPDATE
#3
]
🇸🇪 Artists and groups continue to cancel their appearances at Malmö City’s Eurovision Village events.
8 performers have now cancelled, with several citing Israel’s participation as the reason.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[UPDATE
#2
]
🇸🇪🇵🇸 Protest organisers and Swedish police now expect “upwards of 40,000 participants” to demonstrate AGAINST Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024.
65 organisations will attend the protest.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[UPDATE]
🇸🇪🇮🇱 Swedish police have APPROVED the protest application against Israel’s participation at Eurovision 2024.
“We expect that in each case between 10,000 and 20,000 people will show up”, says one of the organisers.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[UPDATE]
🇸🇪🇮🇱 Swedish police have APPROVED the protest application against Israel’s participation at Eurovision 2024.
“We expect that in each case between 10,000 and 20,000 people will show up”, says one of the organisers.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇸🇪🇮🇱 Over 20,000 people from various European countries are expected to come to Malmö, the host city of Eurovision 2024, to protest AGAINST Israel’s participation at the contest.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇱 “Fill your mouth with ice cubes and shut the f*** up!”
Israel’s 1978 Eurovision winner, Izhar Cohen, on Iceland’s potential boycott of the contest.
🇮🇸
@StefanEiriks
(
@RUVohf
),
You still want to compete alongside THIS country?
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇧🇪🇮🇱 Bénédicte Linard, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation’s Minister of Culture and Media, is in favour of Israel’s exclusion from the Eurovision Song Contest.
🔗
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
They are the ones who turned a blind eye to Israel’s Eurovision broadcaster signing their logo onto a tank shell heading to Gaza.
This is the reality we live in.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
These are the people that allow Israel to compete in Eurovision.
Say hi to (l to r) Bakel Walden, Rachel Ashdown, Martin Österdahl, Alexandra Wolfslast, Carla Bugalho, Felix Bergsson, Ana Maria Bordas, Claudio Fasulo, Ebba Adielsson & Simona Martorelli
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[UPDATE
#7
]
🇸🇪 31 acts have cancelled their appearances at Malmö City’s Eurovision Village events.
1 in every 5 acts has now cancelled, with several citing Israel’s participation in Eurovision as the reason.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[UPDATE
#6
]
🇸🇪🇬🇧 Baga Chipz has cancelled their performance at Eurovision Village.
It is not known if their stage partners have cancelled with them.
16 acts have now cancelled.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇸🇪🇮🇱 ‘Genocide Song Contest’ stickers appear on official Eurovision promotional material in Malmö, the host city of the 2024 contest.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇪 On Instagram, Bambie Thug revealed they have "raised multiple complaints" to the EBU
According to them, the EBU confirmed that Kan's commentators have broken the rules describing their performance in the 1st semi-final, and the EBU has since released contradicting statements
[UPDATE
#3
]
🇸🇪 Artists and groups continue to cancel their appearances at Malmö City’s Eurovision Village events.
8 performers have now cancelled, with several citing Israel’s participation as the reason.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
[FURTHER UPDATE]
🇸🇪 More artists, including runners-up of Melodifestivalen 2024, Medina, pull out of Malmö City’s Eurovision Village events.
5 acts have now cancelled their appearances.
Several other acts refused before the lineup was revealed.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇸🇪 “We do not want to participate in a cultural event that can normalise the genocide in Palestine”
Local artists are refusing invitations to perform at Malmö City’s Eurovision Village events, due to Israel’s participation at the contest.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇬🇷🇬🇧 “We’re hinting who not to vote for”
- Yoav Tzafir, Dir. & Prod. of Israeli delegation, alongside the Israeli commentator, during the Grand Final flag parade.
🔍🇮🇸 Icelanders had trouble voting for Bashar Murad at Söngvakeppnin (Iceland’s national final), last night.
In a newly-surfaced video, a person taps on Bashar’s number, ending in 04.
However, the message recipient redirects to Hera Björk’s number, 02.
🇮🇱🇸🇪 In response to multiple reports of harassment to other artists from Israel’s Eurovision delegation members, the EBU upgraded Israel’s delegation bubble to a larger, private room (as seen in the video).
📸 itay_bezaleli, IG (11/05/2024)
RTP also confirms that the Israeli delegation, that was originally staying very close to the Portuguese dressing room, was moved from the delegation bubble to another “isolated” place
#Eurovision
[🎥 RTP]
As long as the
@EBU_HQ
continues to keep Israel in Eurovision, even after their songwriter admitted to “[writing] about the situation”, we will continue to see messages like this.
#BanIsraelFromEurovision
🇮🇪 “[F*** around and find out]”
- Israel’s Eurovision commentators on Bambie Thug during the Grand Final, after they were hospitalised for food poisoning.