Protest in Malmö ahead of Israel’s rehearsal for the Eurovision 2024 semi-final

It is no surprise that there are protests over Israel’s involvement in this eurovision 2024 He is starting to get attention in Malmö. A Civil mobilization in favor of Palestine It happened in the Swedish city just an hour before the second general rehearsal for the second semi-final of the festival, in which Israel participated.

verTele has seen concentration, which has been organized Frisgatan Street, It is a very popular route in the Swedish city, with many hospitality establishments, which hosts the bulk of the Eurovision movement these days. Specifically, it is midway Triangelen Station and Eurovision Village, Crowds gathered in the area minutes before 8:00 pm carrying Palestinian flags, banners, street graffiti and messages such as “Exit Israel from Eurovision” and “Boycott Israel’s apartheid”. Those involved in this civilian incident shouted, “Stop the massacre!”

The truth is that the impact of the EBU’s decision to keep Israel in the competition while the genocide against Palestine has been ongoing for months has been felt in the city itself. He Øresund BridgeThe train, which connects Copenhagen to Malmö, had its service disrupted after 6:30 pm. Although there has been no official statement through official media, users

What is certain is railway activity It was not restarted on the bridge until 8:30 pm., according to the official website of the Øresund region. That is, just half an hour before the start of the rehearsals for the second semi-final. This is somewhat relevant considering that it was expected on the train Huge influx of Eurofans from CopenhagenAs British journalists tell Daniel Rosney

This Wednesday’s protest comes hours after Eric SaadeWith guest artist for inauguration elenie fourira And Channelwore a Palestinian scarf during her speech. European Broadcasting Union They have censored the video, which cannot be seen on their social networks, and questioned the sentiment: “We regret that you chose to ignore the apolitical nature of the event, It is this apolitical character that has sustained Israel’s involvement despite the state offensive that is now besieging Rafah, in contrast to Russia’s disqualification in 2022.

Meanwhile, Malmö is facing the coming days by increasing security around the competition, in the most controversial edition in memory. Irving WaltherJournalists and university academics expert in Eurovision assured that “I have never experienced such a depressing atmosphere In an edition of the festival,” in statements to Swiss Radio SRF.