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LONDON
The Netherlands’ Eurovision contestant Joost Klein is underneath investigation Friday by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) after he was heard asking an Israeli contestant to justify her participation within the Eurovision Music Contest.
“We’re presently investigating an incident that was reported to us involving the Dutch artist. He is not going to be rehearsing till additional discover.
“We’ve got no additional remark at the moment and can replace sooner or later,” EBU’s spokesperson stated in a press release.
It got here after Klein was heard pushing Eden Golan to reply a query at a information convention Thursday that was posed by a Polish journalist. He requested Golan if she thought she was inflicting a safety threat for different members by attending the occasion amid Tev Aviv’s onslaught towards the Gaza Strip.
Swedish presenter Jovan Radomir, rapidly jumped in, telling Golan she didn’t must reply the query. Klein responded loudly: “Why not?”
Klein was scheduled to rehearse Friday simply forward of Golan, nevertheless, he was prevented by the organizers. At this level, it’s not clear if he’ll carry out within the grand finale on Saturday.
Movies emerged on social media after costume rehearsal on Wednesday that confirmed the Israeli singer being booed as a result of her nation was allowed to take part.
Forward of the second semi-final held Thursday, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators took to the streets within the Swedish metropolis of Malmo in a protest of Israeli participation within the competitors.
Additional protests organized by pro-Palestinian teams are anticipated to happen within the host metropolis on Might 11 after Israel certified as one of many 26 international locations competing on this 12 months’s remaining.
In solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and as a part of protests, an alternate music occasion, Falastinvision, might be held on the ultimate day of the Eurovision Music Contest.
Many artiss fromSweden and different elements of Europe will take part to point out help for Palestinians.
Authorities have adopted additional safety measures together with police with submachine weapons and reinforcements from Denmark and Norway.
Eurovision organizers on Wednesday rebuked one of many Eurovision Music Contest 2024 opening acts for carrying a Palestinian scarf throughout the first semi-final night time.
Swedish singer Eric Saade was one in every of three former contestants opening the competition in Malmo, when he was seen carrying a keffiyeh round his wrist — an emblem in help of Palestine to protest the Israeli onslaught on Gaza.
EBU final week determined to stop contestants, performers and followers from displaying Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols throughout the contest.
The EBU stated those that attempt to enter the Malmo Enviornment with a Palestinian flag or a banner containing a political message might be stopped and the flags or banners might be taken away, based on the Göteborgs-Posten newspaper.
Russia was barred in 2022 from Eurovision in Italy after Finland threatened to drag its performer except it was banned as a consequence of Moscow’s determination to conduct a “particular army operation” in Ukraine that 12 months.
The EBU prevented Russia from collaborating in future competitions.
Iceland was fined by the EBU after its Eurovision act, Hatari, raised Palestinian flags throughout an look on the present in Israel in 2019.
In December, the board of the Icelandic Society of Authors and Composers (FTT) publicly urged Iceland’s public broadcaster RUV not to participate within the tune contest “except Israel is denied participation within the competitors on the identical grounds as Russia within the final competitors,” FTT’s Basic Director Stefan Eiríksson stated in a letter despatched to RUV.
“All of us have an obligation to take a stand towards battle and the killing of civilians and harmless kids,” stated Eiríksson.
He additional emphasised that people and states “all the time have the selection to not put our title to such issues.”
“We owe it to these nations that act with power by army would possibly to not share the stage in an occasion that’s all the time characterised by pleasure and optimism,” added Eiríksson.
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