[GEO.TV] Climate activist Greta "Pippi" Thunberg ...an autistic sixteen year old Swedish expert on climate change, though I guess she's older now...
Born in 2003, she is now fully adult under American law, much too old to be an enfant terrible...
joined thousands of pro-Paleostinian demonstrators in Eurovision 2024 host city Malmo on Thursday to protest Israel's participation in the song contest ahead of this year's second semi-final.
Some 100,000 visitors have gathered in the southern Swedish city for the annual kitsch-fest, which is taking place amid protests and boycotts over the Israeli military campaign in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
"Young people are leading the way and showing the world how we should react to this," Thunberg, 21, said, wrapped in a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf that has become a symbol of Paleostinian resistance.
| We should always rely on what youth has to say. Experience and learning count for nothing. People are born wise, and as we get older we get dumber.That's why a twenty-year-old makes less sense than a six-year-old. |
Defying haters, Israel’s Eden Golan, 20, advances to the Eurovision grand final on Saturday
[IsraelTimes] Israel jumps up in the odds after accidental leaked results appear to show 40% of votes in Italy going to Golan; Belgian broadcaster interrupts show with anti-Israel message.
While a mass anti-Israel protest was held earlier Thursday in the southern Swedish city — as well as a much smaller pro-Israel gathering — Golan’s performance went off undisturbed.
Within the arena, a smattering of boos could be heard as she was on stage, as well as loud cheers, but the European Broadcasting Union employs anti-boo technology to prevent any such noises making it to the live broadcast. The Kan public broadcaster said that Golan practiced singing while being booed in order to prepare for her performance.
In her only comments on stage after completing the song on Thursday night, Golan simply exclaimed "thank you so much!"
The Italian public broadcaster appeared to accidentally reveal live on air the results of its country’s televote, handing Israel a whopping 39% of the votes, way ahead of the second vote-getter, Netherlands, which got just 7%. The vote distribution in the semifinals is not meant to be released until after the final, and the percentages are not generally published. The EBU did not respond to a request for comment.
At a presser for those who advanced to the finals, held shortly after the show, Golan said that she felt "overwhelmed with emotions — it’s truly such an honor to be here on stage, performing and showing our voice and representing us with pride and making it to the finals."
Golan was asked by a Polish journalist, Szymon Stellmaszyk, if she felt that she should not have attended the contest since it would bring "risk and danger" to the other contestants. A visibly taken-aback Golan was told by the host of the presser that she did not need to answer, but she responded that "I think we’re all here for one reason and one reason only. And the EBU is taking all safety precautions to make this a safe and united place for everyone."
The Israeli singer has been accompanied by a heavy security presence throughout the competition, and has skipped almost all events in Malmo aside from the live shows and dress rehearsals, in light of a wide range of threats made against Israel’s participation.
She’s pretty much been in semi-solitary confinement in her room except when travelling to and from the performance space, according to reports.
Ahead of the contest, a major anti-Israel rally was held in the city center, with an estimated 12,000 attendees, according to police. Local Swedish media reported that at least nine people were arrested at the protest, and police used pepper spray to disperse crowds. A much smaller pro-Israel gathering was held while almost entirely surrounded by police.
Alongside Israel, Switzerland
...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell..., the Netherlands, Latvia, Estonia, Greece, Armenia, Georgia, Austria and Norway also qualified for the grand final on Thursday, and 26 total countries will be competing for the title on Saturday evening. That show is also expected to be accompanied by another major anti-Israel protest in the city.
The start of the broadcast of the show in Belgium on Thursday was interrupted by an on-screen anti-Israel message which was endorsed by a trade union within VRT, the country’s Dutch-language public broadcaster. The on-screen message said it "condemns the violations of human rights
...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless...
by the State of Israel" and accused it of "destroying press freedom," while adding the hashtags and #CeaseFireNow #StopGenocideNow."
Earlier in the day on Thursday, former Finnish Eurovision competitor Käärijä filmed a short video dancing with Golan, and then disavowed the clip after it circulated online.
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