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The Take: Eurovision 2024 – Divided over Israel

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is meeting protests against Israel’s involvement in light of the war on Gaza.

Protesters pull down a Eurovision flag during the Stop Israel demonstration against Israel's participation in the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Malmo, Sweden, May 9, 2024 — Protesters pull down a Eurovision flag during the Stop Israel demonstration against Israel's participation in the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), amid its continuing war on Gaza, in Malmo, Sweden, May 9, 2024 [TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson/Reuters]

Usually all quirky music and fun, Eurovision this year has been marked by protests against Israel’s participation during its continuing war on Gaza. Will divisions about Israel’s war overshadow an event meant to unite?

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Nils Adler (@nilsadler1), Al Jazeera journalist

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This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra and Chloe K Li with our host Malika Bilal. Catherine Nouhan fact-checked this episode.

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Source: Al Jazeera