Greta Thunberg: Israel is trying to ‘artwash’ Eurovision
Greta Thunberg has said that Israel is trying to “artwash” the Eurovision Song Contest after she joined pro-Palestinian protesters, who are calling for a boycott of the competition.
Israeli act Eden Golan, whose emotional song Hurricane was reworked from a previous track called October Rain, which was thought to reference the Hamas attacks on Israel, will take part in the final on Saturday evening in Malmo Arena.
The 20-year-old singer was congratulated by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu who said he was “proud” of the young star.
Rishi Sunak hit out at the demonstrations saying they were “wrong” and called the push for a boycott of Israel “unfair”, a spokeswoman for the Prime Minister said.
“In a post on X, on Friday, climate campaigner, whose mother Malena Ernman represented Sweden in the competition in 2009, said: “People from all over Sweden are gathering in Malmo this week, where Eurovision is taking place, to protest against Israel’s participation in the competition and to demand a #FreePalestine and #CeasefireNow.
