Israel, whose participation in Eurovision 2024 has been the subject of criticism, qualified on Thursday, May 9 in Malmö, Sweden, for the final of Tele-Hook, the annual meeting of European music.
Hurricane, the Israeli title was won without problems or interruptions by Eden Golan in front of 9,000 people in the Malmö Arena, excited by the competition. Earlier in the day, nearly 12,000 people, including environmental activist Greta Thunberg, demonstrated in the host city against Israel’s participation in the competition, expressing outrage over the war in Gaza.
Netanyahu’s words of encouragement
Israel’s participation in the European song contest, the final of which will be held on Saturday in Malmö, has come into question in light of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, with several petitions across Europe calling for its exclusion.
During the day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a video message to support the Israeli Eurovision candidate, who according to him has already emerged victorious after opposing a “wave of horrible anti-Semitism.” “You know, you’ve already won,” he told her. “Not only are you proudly and admirably participating in Eurovision, but you are also successfully confronting a horrible wave of anti-Semitism.”
Source: BFM TV
