Thousands protest in Malmö against Israel taking part in Eurovision



Thousands protest in Malmö against Israel taking part in Eurovision

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Malmö, where the Eurovision song contest is being held, to protest against Israel’s participation in the competition.
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A large crowd gathered in Malmö’s central square Stortorget, about 7km from the competition venue, waving Palestinian flags. More than 100,000 visitors descended on the southern Swedish city for the annual competition, which is taking place amid protests and boycotts over the Israeli military in Gaza

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39 comments
  1. 320 votes from a low rank. Yeahhh sure, everybody knows how millions of people got paid and tried to convince to review and vote in favour for isnotreal in social media. Same happened here 😂

  2. I've never seen Malmö pretend like that. Half of the protesters are native Swedes, old and young, even disabled on crutches. And communities from different countries. People no longer want to ignore what is happening in the world because silence about injustice will one day affect others.

  3. As usual, not a single word from the protesters for the hostages, or October 7th. Besides, this is just a music festival. Crazy.

  4. Obviously it is not Israel’s singer’s individual fault what her country is doing, but since Eurovision is inevitably a political contest, she should have been the bigger person and stepped down without performing, as other countries did in protest.

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