Israeli Eurovision singer Eden Golan today was ordered to stay in her hotel room by her country's national security agency as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated in Malmo, calling for her to be excluded from the competition.
The prediction was correct, with as many as 5,000 people taking to the city's streets today, including the young Swede - who was pictured wearing a keffiyeh, a black and white shawl commonly used to show support for Palestine, around her body in the centre of the crowd within a sea of Palestinian flags.
Israeli Eurovision singer Eden Golan was ordered to stay in her hotel room by her country's national security agency as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated in Malmo, calling for her to be excluded from the competition 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.
Metal barricades and large concrete blocks have been put up around Malmo Arena, which is hosting the competition, the final of which will take place on Saturday. During Eden Golan's rehearsals of her song Hurricane, which was reworked from an early track October Rain , she was booed and there were reportedly shouts of 'free Palestine' on Wednesday.
Golan, who was born in Israel but grew up in Russia, has faced death threats ahead of her performances at the Malmo Arena. 'Young people are leading the way and showing the world how we should react to this,' Thunberg told Reuters news agency 'I won't let anything break me,' Eden Golan told MailOnline in an interview this week . 'I wouldn't say I'm worried. I'm prepared'
The original iteration of Golan's piano-backed ballad Hurricane was called October Rain and was a barely disguised tribute to the victims of the Hamas terrorist attack last year Mr Flynn also said his group booed during Golan's dress rehearsals this week, adding: 'This song is a propaganda song. 'I do like Eurovision,' Wiatrowska told Reuters. 'We all love music. But this year music is dividing people, and I don't like that,' she added.
Demonstrators hold banners during a protest against Israeli participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, ahead of the second semi-final, in Malmo Sweden, May 9, 2024
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