The Swedish environmental campaigner joined pro-Palestinian protesters.
Greta Thunberg has said that Israel is trying to “artwash” the Eurovision Song Contest after she joined pro-Palestinian protesters, who are calling for a boycott of the competition.
“Yesterday we were tens of thousands people flooding the streets of Malmo. We will not accept that a country currently committing genocide is allowed a platform to artwash themselves. The Eurovision Broadcasting Union has also cancelled a media conference with UK entry Olly Alexander and the other acts who did not need to compete in the semi-finals after Netherlands representative Joost Klein was told earlier he cannot rehearse.
The Swedish police authority told the PA news agency that an estimated crowd of 10,000 to 12,000 pro-Palestinian protesters who marched through Malmo on Thursday were “very peaceful”. She added that the UK shares “the deep concern of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and we raise this regularly” but the Prime Minister is “incredibly mindful of the Israelis and also Jewish people around the world who love Eurovision” following the attacks by Hamas against Israeli civilians.
At a press conference on Thursday, Latvia’s qualifying contestant, Dons, was asked about his message, and his reply appeared to make reference to conflicts throughout the world. A journalist asked Golan: “Have you ever thought that by being here you bring risk and danger for other participants and public?”When Golan was told by the moderator that she did not have to answer the question, Klein chimed in, saying: “Why not?”He was seen briefly at rehearsals on Friday during the flag parade before missing the performance of his track due to an unexplained “incident”.
That marked a change from Golan being booed during rehearsals on Wednesday, and reportedly facing shouts of “free Palestine” in the arena.
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