The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is considering disqualifying the song “October Rain,” which was chosen to represent Israel in the Eurovision 2024 competition. The song carries political connotations, which is prohibited in competitions.
The Israeli Minister of Culture, Miki Zohar, said yesterday, Wednesday, through his account on the “X” platform, “The intention to exclude the Israeli song from the competition is tantamount to a scandal,’ defending it as “a song expressing immediate populist and national feelings, not political ones”