Ireland's Eurovision entry admits they broke down in tears after Israel qualified for final
dailyrecord.co.ukEurovision's Bambie Thug was moved to tears after learning that Israel had secured a spot in the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest.Israel's representative, Eden Golan, made it through to the final round with her song 'Hurricane', despite facing pro-Palestinian protests against her country's participation in the event.Bambie, who identifies with they/them pronouns, donned a keffiyeh - a symbol often associated with pro-Palestinian sentiments - and held Irish flags while addressing the press before the event at Malmo Arena in Sweden, the Mirror reports.When asked about their reaction to Golan's qualification, the singer, who is the first Irish entry to reach the final since 2018, admitted: "I cried with my team." On the topic of Israel's participation, they commented: "It is a complete overshadow of everything, goes against everything that Eurovision is meant to be."It's a big, big community together and their contestant was never allowed to even meet us.
God forbid we have some conversation where minds might be changed. It's definitely putting a cloud above it for everyone."The singer also expressed concerns that Ireland could lose votes due to the ongoing boycott of Eurovision.
In March, Bambie released a statement, co-signed by several other Eurovision contestants, explaining their decision to stay in the competition.They remarked: "I am fearful that we will miss a lot of votes because of the boycotting and that those then will make someone else maybe more with the chance to win. "But there are 200 million viewers and I think that, regardless, our performance stands out and it's undeniable how theatrical ...
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