Eurovision drama: Icelandic presenter takes a jab at Israel - Iceland Monitor
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Icelandic social media was on fire on Tuesday evening after TV presenter #Gísli_Marteinn_Baldursson criticized Israeli authorities during a live broadcast of the Eurovision song contest, mbl.is reports.
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Gísli Marteinn’s controversial comments came as the Israeli team was about to perform. “Contrary to what many would think the song Set me free is not about the Palestinian people who are kept prisoners in their own country in Israel’s settlements – but is instead a classic love song,” he said.
He later remarked about the performance: “Here we see quite a lot of flamethrowers and explosions but much less than has typically characterized Israel’s [Eurovision] performances. Perhaps they are busy directing their bombs to somewhere else these days.”