Eurovision 2024: Social media outrage over participation of Israel ‘when Ukraine and Israel get most votes from…’
Live MintOne of the most popular music events in Europe, Eurovision 2024, was held in Malmo, Sweden on Saturday. As hundreds of musicians, journalists and music fans gathered at the Eurovision Song Contest, the so-called Olympics of pop music faced severe backlash because Israel participated in the competition amid the ongoing war against Hamas. The voice of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating in Malmo reverberated on social media as several users criticised Israel's participation and its performance. Amid social media backlash of the event because of Israel's participation, many users came in support of the country and called it unfair to criticise a participant only because of his/her identity. Eurovision: Social media outrage Despite the victory of the first non-binary artist in Eurovision this year, Israel's participation amid the ongoing war against Hamas remained one of the most discussed issues on social media on Saturday.
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