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January 22, 2020 "The general purpose of the choices relating to the female presence at Ariston is the different origin of the 10 women who will accompany Amadeus on the Festival evenings and therefore their ability to tell the female universe from different points of view". It is a passage from Rai's response to the question presented by Daniela Santanché and Federico Mollicone (Fdi) in the Supervisory Committee on Sanremo.

"As the artistic director Amadeus himself explained to the media - it says - the choice of having 10 women on stage, two different in the evening, was 'a way to put the woman at the center of the event, not just to choreograph her'" .

In its reply, Rai said that "all the proposals of the artistic direction of the Sanremo Festival, already discussed with the direction of Rai1, were then subject, as usual, to a comparison with the top management, with the sole objective of achieving a great show. "

In this context, the company confirms "the participation of the journalist Rula Jebreal in the double role of co-host of the first evening of the 70th Sanremo Festival and guest with a dedicated space".

Jebreal intervention disconnected from politics
"Rula Jebreal will be on the Ariston stage with her speech on issues related to violence against women, a subject on which she is particularly sensitive, having unfortunately lived it closely. It is therefore a contribution totally unrelated to political issues". This was clarified by Rai - after the controversies that had accompanied the announcement of the journalist's presence - in the answer to the question presented by representatives of Fratelli d'Italia on the Sanremo festival.

"The choice of Rula Jebreal - explains Viale Mazzini in the reply - was made with the aim of also introducing an international outlook on the female situation, being the journalist the perfect sum of the global society in which we live: she is Palestinian with Israeli citizenship, naturalized Italian and now lives in New York. "

In a festival that will focus on the female universe - Viale Mazzini explains - "the presence of Jebreal as an authoritative woman and journalist, capable of transmitting a strong message to women" must be framed. As for "the compensation that will be paid to the journalist will be in the order of magnitude of the values ​​of similar performances".