Eden Golan is performing at the second semi-final later this evening.
Greta Thunberg has joined pro-Palestine protests in Malmo against Israel competing in the Eurovision Song Contest.
She was wearing a keffiyeh, a material commonly used to show support for Palestine, around her body in the centre of the crowd. At one point, the pro-Palestinian demonstrators were told to go back by police and, following shouts of “free Palestine”, returned to the main gathering. During Eden Golan’s rehearsals of her song Hurricane, which was reworked from an early track October Rain, thought to be a reference to the attack by Hamas, she was booed and there were reportedly shouts of “free Palestine” on Wednesday.At the protests in Malmo, Rory Flynn, 27, from Kildare, told the PA news agency he is from the Eurovision Irish fan club and has started a “separate movement” to protest against Israel, adding the country’s entry in Sweden is “overshadowing the competition”.
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