Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests loom

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MALMO, Sweden - The second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Sweden on Thursday, with Israel's performance expected to draw attention due to large pro-Palestinian protests planned in host city Malmo.

The European Broadcasting Union , which organises the event, has resisted calls for Israel to be excluded but asked Israel to modify the lyrics of its original song"October Rain", which appeared to reference the Hamas attack. "After everything that happened, how they've treated Russia after what happened in Ukraine, they just choose to turn a blind eye to what's happening in Gaza. So that's hypocrisy for us and we're trying to put an end to it," he said. "It's a super important moment for us, especially this year," she told Reuters in an interview this week."I feel honoured to have the opportunity to be the voice of my country.

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