Eurovision: Israel within the highlight as politics – as soon as once more – turns into the star of the present | EUROtoday

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It was hardly a shock that Israel’s Eurovision contribution would end in protests of some type. Despite its personal guidelines, the 68-year-old worldwide tune contest has for many years been used as a platform to precise political opinions and geopolitical divisions. But the struggle in Gaza – and Israel’s imminent menace to launch a full-scale floor invasion of Rafah – has made this 12 months’s tune contest extra political than standard.
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240511-eurovision-israel-in-spotlight-as-politics-once-again-becomes-star-of-show-eden-golan