Israel threatens to withdraw from Eurovision - BBC News
Israel threatens to withdraw from Eurovision - BBC News
Israel's song is alleged to have references to last year's Hamas attacks, breaking neutrality rules.
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I don't know if that's the threat they think it is?
Seems to me like just a clickbaity headline. The article reads more like they're simply stating they'd rather not participate than change the song, whether anyone cares about their participation or not.
They usually are a decent entry so quality wise it would be. But morally it would not be.
Who watches Eurovision for the quality though?
This year's entry sounds pretty horrendous:
Described as a "moving and powerful ballad" the song is based around the refrain "I'm still wet from this October rain".
In the verse, Golan sings: "Who told you boys don't cry/ Hours and hours/ And flowers/ Life is not a game for the cowards."
The reference to flowers is significant, according to Israel Hayom, as it is military slang for war fatalities.
The song then ends in Hebrew: "There's no air left to breathe/ There's no place/ No me, from day to day."
Netanyahu's manifesto.