Spanish channel interrupted the Eurovision Song Contest final and made a pro-Palestinian statement

“When human rights are at stake, silence is not an option,” the RTVE message said. According to the channel, it received a warning from Ebu before making a statement.

On Saturday, Spanish television channel RTVE took a stand on Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The Spanish channel interrupted the finals, which had just begun, to make a pro-Palestinian statement.

– When human rights are at stake, silence is not an option. Peace and justice for Palestine, the RTVE message said.

Prior to its statement, RTVE said it had received a warning from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) regarding statements made by its commentators on Gaza in the second semi-final.

RTVE’s commentators talked about Gaza’s deaths and demanded peace in Gaza in another semifinal broadcast just before the Israeli performance.

According to RTVE, EBU threatened the broadcasting company with fines if similar comments were repeated in Saturday’s final broadcast.

Israel has been the bone of contention in the World Cup

The Israeli representative finished second in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Israeli’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest has attracted criticism. The Eurovision Song Contest was held in the midst of Gaza’s worsening humanitarian crisis and at the same time as the Israeli army announced on Saturday that it had started an enhanced attack on Gaza.

During the Games, anti -Israeli demonstrations were held in Basel. In addition, more than 70 former Eurovision competitors signed an open letter demanding that Israel excluded from the competition.