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| [[File:Boycott Eurovision - Stop Pinkwashing Israel's 20240406 01.jpg|thumb|A demonstration against Israeli Eurovision participation in [[Barcelona]], April 2024]] | [[File:Boycott Eurovision - Stop Pinkwashing Israel's 20240406 01.jpg|thumb|A demonstration against Israeli Eurovision participation in [[Barcelona]], April 2024]] |
| A number of national selection events were disrupted by activists calling for a boycott in the lead-up to the contest. These included the first semi-final of Norway's {{lang|no|[[Melodi Grand Prix 2024|Melodi Grand Prix]]|i=no}}, which saw a protester breaking on stage during the broadcast;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tjoflot |first=Eirin |date=13 January 2024 |title=Raudt-politikar kuppa MGP-sendinga |trans-title=Red Party politician takes over the MGP broadcast |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/demonstrasjon-utanfor-nrk-for-forste-delfinale-av-mgp-1.16715119 |access-date=14 January 2024 |publisher=[[NRK]] |language=nn-NO}}</ref> the final of Spain's [[Benidorm Fest 2024|Benidorm Fest]], where two audience members were briefly shown waving [[Palestinian flag]]s;<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1754238735661613550 |user=GHermaite |title=Veremos si Eurovision se niega a subir la actuación de Nebulossa en la final del Benidorm Fest o acaba subiendo la de la semifinal. En la de la final salen dos banderas de Palestina |trans-title=Let's see if Eurovision refuses to upload Nebulossa's performance in the final of Benidorm Fest or ends up uploading the one from the semi-final. In the one from the final two flags of Palestine appear |language=es-ES |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> the second heat of Sweden's {{lang|sv|[[Melodifestivalen 2024|Melodifestivalen]]|i=no}}, which saw two audience members wearing [[Watermelon (Palestinian symbol)|watermelon]] costumes and holding up placards calling for attention to [[Effect of the Israel–Hamas war on children in the Gaza Strip|the targeting of Palestinian children]] during the war;<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rätzer |first1=Sarah |last2=Loberg |first2=Therese |date=12 February 2024 |title=Aktivisterna: Därför kuppade vi i Mello |trans-title=Activists: That's why we staged a protests in Mello |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/melodifestivalen/aktivisterna-darfor-kuppade-vi-i-mello/ |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=[[Expressen]] |language=sv}}</ref> and selection events in Denmark<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lagoni Pedersen |first=Marie |date=17 February 2024 |title=Melodi Grand Prix blev skudt i gang med demonstration: Vil have Israel udelukket fra Eurovision |trans-title=Melodi Grand Prix was kicked off with a demonstration: Want Israel excluded from Eurovision |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/m...d-demonstration-vil-have-israel-udelukket-fra |access-date=18 February 2024 |publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |language=da-DK}}</ref> and Finland,<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2024 |title=UMK {{!}} Kolmisensataa ihmistä osoitti mieltään Tampereella – vaatimuksena Israel ulos Euroviisuista |trans-title=UMK {{!}} Three hundred people showed their opinion in Tampere – demanding Israel out of Eurovision |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010218943.html |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |language=fi}}</ref> which were targeted by demonstrators outside the venues calling for a boycott. | A number of national selection events were disrupted by activists calling for a boycott in the lead-up to the contest. These included the first semi-final of Norway's {{lang|no|[[Melodi Grand Prix 2024|Melodi Grand Prix]]|i=no}}, which saw a protester breaking on stage during the broadcast;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tjoflot |first=Eirin |date=13 January 2024 |title=Raudt-politikar kuppa MGP-sendinga |trans-title=Red Party politician takes over the MGP broadcast |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/demonstrasjon-utanfor-nrk-for-forste-delfinale-av-mgp-1.16715119 |access-date=14 January 2024 |publisher=[[NRK]] |language=nn-NO}}</ref> the final of Spain's [[Benidorm Fest 2024|Benidorm Fest]], where two audience members were briefly shown waving [[Palestinian flag]]s;<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1754238735661613550 |user=GHermaite |title=Veremos si Eurovision se niega a subir la actuación de Nebulossa en la final del Benidorm Fest o acaba subiendo la de la semifinal. En la de la final salen dos banderas de Palestina |trans-title=Let's see if Eurovision refuses to upload Nebulossa's performance in the final of Benidorm Fest or ends up uploading the one from the semi-final. In the one from the final two flags of Palestine appear |language=es-ES |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> the second heat of Sweden's {{lang|sv|[[Melodifestivalen 2024|Melodifestivalen]]|i=no}}, which saw two audience members wearing [[Watermelon (Palestinian symbol)|watermelon]] costumes and holding up placards calling for attention to [[Effect of the Israel–Hamas war on children in the Gaza Strip|the targeting of Palestinian children]] during the war;<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rätzer |first1=Sarah |last2=Loberg |first2=Therese |date=12 February 2024 |title=Aktivisterna: Därför kuppade vi i Mello |trans-title=Activists: That's why we staged a protests in Mello |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/melodifestivalen/aktivisterna-darfor-kuppade-vi-i-mello/ |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=[[Expressen]] |language=sv}}</ref> and selection events in Denmark<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lagoni Pedersen |first=Marie |date=17 February 2024 |title=Melodi Grand Prix blev skudt i gang med demonstration: Vil have Israel udelukket fra Eurovision |trans-title=Melodi Grand Prix was kicked off with a demonstration: Want Israel excluded from Eurovision |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/m...d-demonstration-vil-have-israel-udelukket-fra |access-date=18 February 2024 |publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |language=da-DK}}</ref> and Finland,<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2024 |title=UMK {{!}} Kolmisensataa ihmistä osoitti mieltään Tampereella – vaatimuksena Israel ulos Euroviisuista |trans-title=UMK {{!}} Three hundred people showed their opinion in Tampere – demanding Israel out of Eurovision |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010218943.html |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |language=fi}}</ref> which were protested by demonstrators outside the venues calling for a boycott. |
| Demonstrations against Israeli participation have also taken place in the host city Malmö. In March 2024, the digital signage installed at [[Malmö Live]] in preparation for the contest was splattered in red paint, and its base was spray-painted with the words "[[2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip|Free Gaza]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andersson |first=Jane |date=11 March 2024 |title=Blodprotest på Eurovision-skylt i Malmö |trans-title=Blood protest on Eurovision sign in Malmö |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/eurovisionskylt-vandaliserad |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=[[SVT Nyheter]] |publisher=SVT |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mikaelsson |first=Cornelia |date=11 March 2024 |title=Eurovision-skylt vandaliserad i Malmö |trans-title=Eurovision sign vandalised in Malmö |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen/a/BWA8yl/eurovision-skylt-vandaliserad |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref> In early April, posters carrying messages including "[[Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza|Genocide]] Song Contest", "Malmö says no to genocide" and "Israel out of Eurovision or Eurovision out of Malmö", appeared in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Forsell |first=Mikael |date=5 April 2024 |title='Genocide Song Contest' – protest mot Eurovision i Malmö |trans-title="Genocide Song Contest" – protest against Eurovision in Malmö |language=sv |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbla.../5BmkoW/genocide-song-contest-protest-i-malmo |access-date=5 April 2024 |work=[[Aftonbladet]]}}</ref> A demonstration took place outside the {{ill|Malmö City Hall|sv|Malmö stadshus}}, with protesters chanting "[[leve Palestina|long live Palestine]]" and "[[Israel and state-sponsored terrorism|Israel is a terrorist state]]", on 10 April, when the municipality was set to discuss a [[popular initiative]] to rescind hosting duties due to Israel's participation. The city council unanimously voted to reject the proposal, with mayor [[Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh]] reiterating that decisions regarding participating countries are the sole responsibility of the EBU, and clarifying that the municipality could not deal with matters of "foreign policy" without contravening the municipal charter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eriksson |first=Anna Karolina |date=10 April 2024 |title=Kravet: Stoppa Israels medverkan i Malmö |trans-title=The demand: Stop Israel's participation in Malmö |language=sv |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbla...6ePRx/kravet-stoppa-israels-medverkan-i-malmo |access-date=10 April 2024 |work=[[Aftonbladet]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ftouni |first=Hamza |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/s...et-om-eurovision-bedriver-inte-utrikespolitik |title=Malmös svar på kravet om Eurovision: 'Bedriver inte utrikespolitik' |trans-title=Malmö's answer to the Eurovision request: "We do not conduct foreign policy" |language=sv |date=10 April 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024 |work=[[SVT Nyheter]] |publisher=SVT}}</ref> Ahead of the contest, Palestinian flags and watermelon-shaped posters were seen on display in {{lang|sv|{{ill|Friisgatan|sv}}|i=no}}, the location of Eurovision Street.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blake Knox |first=Kirsty |date=6 May 2024 |title=Bambie Thug to make statement about trans rights on stage during Eurovision performance |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-ne...during-eurovision-performance/a241826718.html |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=[[The Irish Independent]] |language=en-IE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gillberg |first=Jonas |url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/artikel/...alestina-stod-tar-plats-pa-eurovision-street/ |title=Vattenmeloner och serier – Palestina-stöd tar plats på Eurovision Street |trans-title=Watermelons and comics – Support for Palestine takes place on Eurovision Street |language=sv |date=7 May 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024 |work=[[Sydsvenskan]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In protest against Israeli participation, a number of artists cancelled their appearances in the Eurovision Village's events, forcing organisers to reschedule them.<ref name=":7" /><ref name="cancellations"/> | Demonstrations against Israeli participation have also taken place in the host city Malmö. In March 2024, the digital signage installed at [[Malmö Live]] in preparation for the contest was splattered in red paint, and its base was spray-painted with the words "[[2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip|Free Gaza]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andersson |first=Jane |date=11 March 2024 |title=Blodprotest på Eurovision-skylt i Malmö |trans-title=Blood protest on Eurovision sign in Malmö |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/eurovisionskylt-vandaliserad |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=[[SVT Nyheter]] |publisher=SVT |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mikaelsson |first=Cornelia |date=11 March 2024 |title=Eurovision-skylt vandaliserad i Malmö |trans-title=Eurovision sign vandalised in Malmö |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen/a/BWA8yl/eurovision-skylt-vandaliserad |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref> In early April, posters carrying messages including "[[Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza|Genocide]] Song Contest", "Malmö says no to genocide" and "Israel out of Eurovision or Eurovision out of Malmö", appeared in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Forsell |first=Mikael |date=5 April 2024 |title='Genocide Song Contest' – protest mot Eurovision i Malmö |trans-title="Genocide Song Contest" – protest against Eurovision in Malmö |language=sv |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbla.../5BmkoW/genocide-song-contest-protest-i-malmo |access-date=5 April 2024 |work=[[Aftonbladet]]}}</ref> A demonstration took place outside the {{ill|Malmö City Hall|sv|Malmö stadshus}}, with protesters chanting "[[leve Palestina|long live Palestine]]" and "[[Israel and state-sponsored terrorism|Israel is a terrorist state]]", on 10 April, when the municipality was set to discuss a [[popular initiative]] to rescind hosting duties due to Israel's participation. The city council unanimously voted to reject the proposal, with mayor [[Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh]] reiterating that decisions regarding participating countries are the sole responsibility of the EBU, and clarifying that the municipality could not deal with matters of "foreign policy" without contravening the municipal charter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eriksson |first=Anna Karolina |date=10 April 2024 |title=Kravet: Stoppa Israels medverkan i Malmö |trans-title=The demand: Stop Israel's participation in Malmö |language=sv |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbla...6ePRx/kravet-stoppa-israels-medverkan-i-malmo |access-date=10 April 2024 |work=[[Aftonbladet]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ftouni |first=Hamza |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/s...et-om-eurovision-bedriver-inte-utrikespolitik |title=Malmös svar på kravet om Eurovision: 'Bedriver inte utrikespolitik' |trans-title=Malmö's answer to the Eurovision request: "We do not conduct foreign policy" |language=sv |date=10 April 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024 |work=[[SVT Nyheter]] |publisher=SVT}}</ref> Ahead of the contest, Palestinian flags and watermelon-shaped posters were seen on display in {{lang|sv|{{ill|Friisgatan|sv}}|i=no}}, the location of Eurovision Street.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blake Knox |first=Kirsty |date=6 May 2024 |title=Bambie Thug to make statement about trans rights on stage during Eurovision performance |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-ne...during-eurovision-performance/a241826718.html |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=[[The Irish Independent]] |language=en-IE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gillberg |first=Jonas |url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/artikel/...alestina-stod-tar-plats-pa-eurovision-street/ |title=Vattenmeloner och serier – Palestina-stöd tar plats på Eurovision Street |trans-title=Watermelons and comics – Support for Palestine takes place on Eurovision Street |language=sv |date=7 May 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024 |work=[[Sydsvenskan]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In protest against Israeli participation, a number of artists cancelled their appearances in the Eurovision Village's events, forcing organisers to reschedule them.<ref name=":7" /><ref name="cancellations"/> |
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