READ MORE - Moment pro-Palestine protests boo Eden GolanThe hopes of a nation are a big enough weight to bear for anyone appearing in Saturday's Eurovision final, let alone for a 20-year-old.
She is not alone, though, and has received support from some of her nation's previous famous entrants. Israeli Dana International, who was Eurovision's first transgender winner in 1998, told the LGBT community to condemn Hamas rather than Israel as she called to 'Free Palestine - from Hamas!'. If there were any questions remaining about what kind of reception she will receive, those were resoundingly answered last night.
That Eden's song has fallen foul of Eurovision rules stating that all entries must be strictly non-political, hasn't helped to ease the tension. The original iteration of her piano-backed ballad Hurricane was called October Rain and was a barely disguised tribute to the victims of the Hamas terrorist attack last year. It included lyrics such as 'There's no air left to breathe' and 'They were all good children, each one of them'.
But the original October Rain song was rejected by the contest's organisers, the European Broadcasting Union, on political grounds.
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