The EBU told the news website The Huffington Post that the investigation process will be secret until the EBU and the Israel National Broadcasting Company have reached a conclusion.
Israeli media Ynet according to the European Broadcasting Union EBU is demanding changes to Israel’s Eurovision song.
Ynet bases its information on “European sources†. Israel’s public radio Kan commented to Ynet that it is not ready to change the lyrics, even if it means rejecting Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö.
Israeli artist Eden Golan The song “October rain” was supposed to be released last week, but the release has been postponed a few days.
The EBU confirmed the news site For The Huffington Post, that the song’s lyrics are currently being researched. The process is secret until the EBU and the national public radio have reached a conclusion.
If the EBU considers the lyrics too political, the national Yleisradio has the option to change the song or the lyrics.
As you know, the song’s lyrics tell about Hamas’ terrorist attack on October 7.
After the war in Gaza started, a few countries such as Norway, Iceland and Ireland have called for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest and the exclusion of Israel from the games. In Finland, for example, a group of well-known Finnish musicians left a petition to in January, demanding that put pressure on the EBU to exclude Israel from Eurovision.
In Finland, the news was reported earlier Helsingin sanomat newspaper.