Israel's military actions in Gaza and Eurovision controversies stir global debates. Find out more!
Israel's recent military operations in Gaza have sparked intense debates and controversies worldwide. The Israeli military's expansion of operations in Rafah, with orders for evacuations and plans for a major assault, has escalated tensions in the region. Protests against Israel's participation in Eurovision and the fierce determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to continue the attack regardless of international pressure have added to the heated situation. The unfolding events in Gaza and the Eurovision drama highlight the complexities and sensitivities surrounding Israel's actions.
Adding to the mix, Israeli singer Eden Golan faced protests and boycott calls during the Eurovision contest. Despite the controversies, Golan managed to secure 5th place, claiming 12 points from the UK. The competition, marred by political tensions and criticisms, showcased the intersection of music and politics on a global stage, reflecting the broader issues at play. Meanwhile, Israeli fans expressed frustration over what they perceived as political biases in Eurovision jury decisions, emphasizing the ongoing controversy surrounding Israel's involvement.
In a surprising turn of events, during the Israeli military's operations in Gaza, Greta Thunberg was allegedly arrested at the Eurovision finals where Eden Golan performed. This unexpected development further entangled environmental activism with the geopolitical dynamics of the conflict. As tensions continue to rise and debates rage on, the world watches closely as Israel's actions in Gaza and the Eurovision saga unfold.
The Israeli military tells thousands of Palestinians to leave the city as it expands its military operation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to proceed with the attack with or without US arms, saying "we will fight with our fingernails" if ...
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Malmo, Sweden say Israel should be excluded over its conduct in its war on Gaza.
The Israeli army plans to “work with great force” against Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Leaflet instructs Palestinians to leave southern Gaza city as Benjamin Netanyahu shuns pressure from Joe Biden.
Dozens of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip as fighting intensifies in northern Gaza, after Israel launches a new ground assault ...
Israel has ordered more people to flee Rafah as it prepares to expand its assault on the southern Gazan city despite international condemnation of its ...
The United Nations and other agencies have warned for weeks that an Israeli assault on Rafah, which borders Egypt near the main aid entry points, ...
Israel's Eurovision entry Eden Golan has taken to the stage at the grand final amid uproar from protesters who denounce Israel's involvement over its war in ...
Israeli singer Eden Golan has become the center of controversy as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continue on.
The evacuation orders included crowded neighborhoods, a hospital and two refugee camps in central Rafah, and risked angering the White House.
20-year-old Golan faced boycott calls, protests, and threats over her inclusion in the contest and demands for Israel to be excluded from the final in Malmo.
Music fans who gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to watch the Eurovision contest decried juries' snubs of Israel as "obviously political".
A woman and child wait with belongings before evacuating from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 11, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian ...
The Israeli military tells thousands of Palestinians to leave the city as it expands its military operation.
Awareness of diplomatic fallout has led Israel to downplay offensive, while return to north shows difficulty of eliminating Hamas.
Eurovision was won by Swiss singer Nemo, who became the first non-binary artist to win the competition. Eurovision: Thousands of people protested ...
Israeli tanks seal off Rafah from the south and complete the encirclement of a 'red zone' as army operations expand.
In Tel Aviv, song contest enthusiasts laud huge support from televote; contestant Eden Golan says 'very moving' to see how public voted.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron tells the BBC the UK should focus on getting humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sky News, Lord Cameron said an arms embargo would strengthen Hamas and make a hostage deal less likely.
The foreign secretary has rejected calls to pause arms sales, despite the US warning that an escalation in Rafah could cause for it to suspend sales.
Israel launched strikes on Gaza Sunday after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United Nations warning an outright invasion of the crowded ...
Voters in Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK give their ...
Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip early on Sunday, after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, killing 19 people ...
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across the Gaza Strip, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared ...
The US has threatened to halt the supply of offensive weapons to Israel if it carries out an attack on Rafah. Asked whether Britain would follow in America's ...
Foreign secretary argues against Rafah offensive but says real pressure should be on Hamas to accept ceasefire deal.
Thanks to the Jew haters of Malmo, and their supporters across social media and elsewhere, last night had become far more than a song contest. The hounding of ...
Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip early on Sunday, after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, killing 19 people ...
(Alliance News) - Halting arms exports to Israel is "not a wise path", the UK Foreign Secretary ...
Democrat warns Hamas could become stronger if Israel wages all-out Rafah assault, while Blinken offers more measured comments.
President Joe Biden upended part of one of the world's most significant strategic relationships this week. It happened in a TV interview, when Mr Biden was ...
About 300,000 of the 1.3 million Palestinians who fled to southern Gaza months ago on orders from the Israeli military to escape the attacks on Hamas militants ...
Lawmakers in Washington, DC, on Sunday weighed in on President Joe Biden's ultimatum last week on CNN that an Israeli invasion of Rafah would cause him to ...
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that Cairo intended to join the case due to escalating Israeli aggression against Palestinian civilians.
Humanitarian agencies warned that no place was safe and that aid had nearly run out, almost a week after Israel seized and shut down the Rafah crossing.
Britain's foreign secretary has said that halting arms exports to Israel is “not a wise path” and would only strengthen Hamas.
He said Israeli tactics have meant “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians” but have failed to neutralize Hamas leaders.
Top American officials offered stark warnings Sunday against an Israeli invasion of Rafah, predicting that a major ground offensive in the southern Gaza ...
Palestinians fleeing Rafah have nowhere safe to go as Israel intensifies air, ground attacks in north and south of Gaza.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration's strongest public criticism yet of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel lacked a "credible plan" to protect Palestinian civilians in Rafah and warned an Israeli attack could ...
The Eurovision Song Contest, until now, has been harmless fun, an irrelevance, never paid it too much attention. This year it mattered.