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The growing controversy over Israel’s Eurovision song entry (www.semafor.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by tree to c/[email protected]

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They couldn't resist breaking the rules lmao, but face no consequences, besides being mad about it

Israel has threatened to withdraw from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest if organizers decide to reject its entry amid wider calls for the country’s exclusion over its military campaign in Gaza.

The European Broadcasting Union is currently reviewing the lyrics of Israel’s entry, a song called “October Rain” by Russian-Israeli singer Eden Golan, which is thought to reference the victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks. If the EBU decides Israel has breached its rules by submitting content deemed political, the body will allow it to submit new lyrics or a new song.

Israel’s Public Broadcasting Corporation earlier said it has “no intention to replace the song” if it is not approved, warning that it will pull out of the contest scheduled for May in Malmö, Sweden. Israel’s culture minister has stated that while the song reflects “the current public sentiment in Israel these days,” that doesn’t make it “a political song.”

Israel became the first non-European nation to compete in Eurovision in 1973, and has since won the competition four times.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The source itself makes me angry for purposely misspelling ‘semaphore’.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

What if... Imagine one second... That semaphore.com was taken? Just a wild though I know

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

It’s my personal bugbear when perfectly good words are misspelled purposely.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The full lyrics. IMO they're not very good (at least not in English) but I think calling them political is quite a stretch.

Stand with me Look into my eyes and see People go away but never say goodbye

Someone stole the moon tonight Took my light Everything is black and white Who’s the fool who told you Boys don’t cry

Hours and hours and flowers Life is no game for the cowards Why does time go wild Every day I’m loosing my mind Holding on in this mysterious ride

Dancing in the storm We got nothing to hide Take me home And leave the world behind And I promise you that never again I’m still wet from this october rain October Rain

Living in a fantasy Ecstasy Everything’s meant to be We shall pass but love will never die

Hours and hours and flowers Life is no game for the cowards Why does time go wild Every day I’m loosing my mind Holding on in this mysterious ride

Dancing in the storm We got nothing to hide Take me home And leave the world behind And I promise you that never again I’m still wet from this october rain October Rain October Rain

לא נשאר אוויר לנשום אין מקום אין אותי מיום ליום כולם ילדים טובים אחד אחד

(There’s no air left to breath There’s no space I’m gone day by day Everyone is good kids one by one)

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