Eurovision entry Iolanda’s video was reportedly replaced with previous footage due to “pro-Palestine motifs” on her nails.Last night’s contest saw Swiss entry Nemo crowned as its first nonbinary winner in a year marked with controversy due to the EBU’s struggle to enforce its political neutrality clause.
This was especially notable in the inclusion of Israel this year, due to their role in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
Due to this political neutrality clause, the EBU announced they reserved the right to remove Palestinian flags and symbols.However, performers such as Irish contestant Bambie Thug and Iolanda called for “peace” and “love” at the end of their songs, with the duo also sporting nail styles with Palestinian flag colours and symbols on them.
In Iolanda’s case, the singer was wearing keffiyeh patterns (a Palestinian scarf) on her nails.This has appeared to upset the EBU, who delayed the uploading of her final Eurovision performance due to her nails.
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