His passage was expected. Eden Golan, who represents Israel during the Eurovision 2024 final this Saturday, May 11 in Malmö, Sweden, was whistled during her appearance on stage. Boos were heard when the artist took the stage to perform. Hurricane.
Calls for boycott
Eden Golan’s participation in the Eurovision final has been questioned in recent days by many people on the Old Continent. Many have called for a boycott, denouncing Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip since October 7. The Jewish State is accused of “war crimes” and “genocide.”
Almost 12,000 people, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, demonstrated on Thursday against Israel’s participation in Malmö, where a new demonstration took place this Saturday, May 11.
“Calls to boycott the participation of Israeli artists” in Malmö “as everywhere in Europe (…) are totally unacceptable,” lamented this week the German Minister of Culture, Claudia Roth.
“Politics has no place in Eurovision,” said the French Minister for Europe, Jean-Noël Barrot, also describing the “pressure on artists” as “unacceptable.”
“It is truly an honor to be here (…) to present ourselves with pride,” the Israeli candidate rejoiced on Thursday, May 9. Israel has participated in Eurovision since 1973 and the country won it for the fourth time in 2018.
On Friday, according to the online betting comparator Oddschecker.com, the country was among the favorites behind Croatia. Before the semi-final, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deemed Eden Golan “already won,” hailing her in a video message for having “successfully confronted a horrible wave of anti-Semitism.”
Source: BFM TV
