#Eurovision / The fact the world is missing is that threatening to ban Israel from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, would have had much bigger impact than any #ICJ ruling against it. Israelis are addicted to attention, and pity.

Feel bad for Eden Golan. Representing Israel while your country is standing accused of #genocide must be morally challenging for her … or maybe not?

Q: How are you preparing for the public diplomacy [hasbara] front?

[…] I'm planning a huge and powerful Eurovision number. I want to show everyone how strong we are.

[…] I have a huge team behind me that will help me, that will get me ready for this. All we need to do is bring our truth. I will bring this truth, because we have nothing to hide.

Note to self: “having nothing to hide” is the literally the antonym of #Hasbara 🙈 … maybe her #Hebrew is not that great?

#Mako [Hebrew] https://mobile.mako.co.il/tvbee-tv-news/Article-c7f3a2071d08d81027.htm or https://archive.is/G2Pvw

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#IsraelUSAHamasWar
#victimhood

עדן גולן אחרי הזכייה: "רוצה נאמבר ענק ועוצמתי שיראה שאנחנו חזקים"

מהרגע שדרכה על בימת "הכוכב הבא לאירוויזיון", עדן גולן הייתה מוכוונת מטרה - להיות זו שתייצג אותנו השנה באירופה. אחרי שני ביצועים מטורפים בגמר, ניצחה אמש את העונה - והפנים לשוודיה: "זה חלום, מטורף. אני מוכנה לזה"

tvbee

[cont'd] "I'm planning a huge and powerful Eurovision number"

The Israeli public broadcaster rejected the selection of the song that will represent Israel in the #Eurovision Song Contest, following a request from the European Broadcasting Union to examine its lyrics, according to reports received by Israeli news site Ynet.

The broadcaster confirmed the information and added that this is not an unusual request specifically targeting Israel.

Meanwhile, the #EBU once again announced that they have rejected calls to disqualify Israel from the competition, in contrast to the measures taken against Russia.

"Comparisons between war and conflict are complex and as a non-political media organization, it's not our place to make them," they stated.

#Ynet [Hebrew] https://archive.md/fQOsU

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