Israel's song is alleged to have references to last year's Hamas attacks, breaking neutrality rules.
    • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
      22·
      4 months ago

      Seems to me like just a clickbaity headline. The article reads more like they’re simply stating they’d rather not participate than change the song, whether anyone cares about their participation or not.

    • Omgarm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      56·
      4 months ago

      They usually are a decent entry so quality wise it would be. But morally it would not be.

      • livus@kbin.social
        181·
        4 months ago

        This year’s entry sounds pretty horrendous:

        Described as a “moving and powerful ballad” the song is based around the refrain “I’m still wet from this October rain”.

        In the verse, Golan sings: “Who told you boys don’t cry/ Hours and hours/ And flowers/ Life is not a game for the cowards.”

        The reference to flowers is significant, according to Israel Hayom, as it is military slang for war fatalities.

        The song then ends in Hebrew: “There’s no air left to breathe/ There’s no place/ No me, from day to day.”