Israeli Singer Eden Golan Bravely Defies Antisemitism to Reach Eurovision Finale: ‘Gift from God’

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******** Singer Eden Golan Bravely Defies Antisemitism to Reach Eurovision Finale: ‘Gift from ****’

An ******** singer has advanced to the prestigious Eurovision finale, overcoming conflict over her song title that previously mentioned “October” and opposition from thousands of anti-******* protestors outside the venue in Sweden.

Her amazing rise to the top comes at a moment when ******* needs a boost of confidence as even its most

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, the U.S., has turned its back on the ******* state’s need for aid.

******** Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video saying, “Eden, I would like to wish you success, but you are already successful! You are competing, proudly and impressively, not only in the Eurovision but you are successfully competing against an ugly wave of antisemitism, and are standing up to it, honorably representing *******.”

“Eden, I would like to wish you success, but you are already successful!

You are competing, proudly and impressively, not only in the Eurovision but you are successfully competing against an ugly wave of antisemitism, and are standing up to it, honorably representing *******”

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— Prime Minister of ******* (@IsraeliPM)

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The 20-year-old singer was met with boos and shouts of “Free Palestine” earlier this week during a dress rehearsal performance for the competition.

Pro-************ activists had been holding protests outside the Malmö Arena in Sweden waving ************ flags and banners that say “genocide,” according to The Independent U.K. 

Golan has also faced intimidation and had to be escorted to the arena by more than 100 Swedish police officers Thursday in an envoy.

In order to get Eden Golan, a 20 year old ******* woman and musician, safely to Eurovision in Malmo, Sweden it is requiring a head-of-state level convoy with 100 police officers & a helicopter overhead.

The fires of antisemitism rage.

Never again is NOW. WE MUST DO MORE!

— Rev. Johnnie Moore ن (@JohnnieM)

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“Eden Golan, our fellow artist, cannot leave her hotel room in ***** for her life because she is *******. This is 2024. I call on every artist to join me in condemning publicly this despicable act of hate. This is a time for choosing. Your silence is complicit,” singer and songwriter John Ondrasik posted on X.

Eden Golan, our fellow artist, cannot leave her hotel room in ***** for her life because she is *******. This is 2024. I call on every artist to join me in condemning publicly this despicable act of hate. This is a time for choosing. Your silence is complicit.

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— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik)

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The ******** singer was almost disqualified from the competition for her song “October Rain,” which was said to have lyrics referencing the horrific ******* on October 7th by ******.

*******’s national broadcaster, Kan, reached out to the songwriters to “readjust the texts, with full artistic freedom” before submitting the song to the Eurovision Broadcasting Union, the

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reports.

The original lyrics included lines such as “There’s no air left to breathe” and “They were all good children, each one of them.”

Critics of the original song say it was “spreading ***********” and contained a political message because of its reference to the day the ****** ******* group brutally slaughtered more than 1,200 innocent civilians; committed widespread acts of ***** and other human rights abuses; and abducted hundreds of additional victims, including women and *******. 

*******’s President Isaac Herzog advocated for the lyrics to be changed so that the country could be represented in the competition during a contentious time. 

“The president emphasized that at this time in particular, when those who hate us seek to push aside and boycott the state of ******* from every stage, ******* must sound its voice with pride and its head high and raise its flag in every world forum, especially this year,” Kan said in a

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Golan has moved forward in the competition performing a revised version of the song now entitled “Hurricane.”

“‘Hurricane’ is a very strong, emotional power ballad,” she explains. “The song is about a person going through something within themselves….a hurricane of emotions [and] feelings.”

And although some are boycotting the finale because of the ******** singer’s performance, thousands are supporting this talented young woman. 

“I’m coming here to show my voice, to share my love, my gift from **** and to hopefully make people feel something and to leave a mark in their souls and unite by music,” she said.

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