LIVE: Pro-Palestinian protest in Sweden’s Malmo | Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | Gaza War | N18G

LIVE: Pro-Palestinian protest in Sweden's Malmo | Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | Gaza War | N18G

The second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Sweden on Thursday, with Israel's performance expected to draw attention due to large pro-Palestinian protests planned in host city Malmo.
Some 100,000 visitors have gathered in the southern Swedish city for the annual kitsch-fest, which is taking place amid protests and boycotts over the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

The EBU said those who try to enter Malmo Arena with a Palestinian flag or a banner containing a political message will be stopped and their flags or banners will be taken away, according to the Goteborgs-Posten newspaper.

The announcement came amid heightened tensions over Israel’s participation in the song competition due to its war on Gaza, in which nearly 35,000 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and tens of thousands injured, with many missing and unaccounted for.

Pro-Palestinian groups are expected to stage large protests in the host city alongside the event on Thursday and Saturday.


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