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    Why is Israel competing at Eurovision?

    by Charlotte McLaughlin May 09, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    The Israel entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest will perform amid several campaigns to block the country from taking part this year following an outbreak of war in the Middle East.

    Before even taking part, Eden Golan being in the contest on Thursday at Malmo Arena has drawn a backlash following Israel being attacked and the fallout of conflict in the Gaza Strip seeing more than 33,000 Palestinians killed since October.

    The Israel-born singer, who grew up in, saw her original track, October Rain, cause controversy as the lyrics were thought to reference militant group kidnapping and killing Israelis on October 7 and has since been changed.

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