Eurovision’s Bambie Thug cried after finding out Israel had made it to final

Eden Golan qualified with her song Hurricane on Thursday amid pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s inclusion.

Ireland’s Eurovision Song Contest entry Bambie Thug has said they cried with their team after discovering Israel had qualified for the grand finale.

Bambie, who uses the pronouns they/them, wore a keffiyeh material, commonly used to suggest pro-Palestinian leanings, and carried Irish flags when they spoke to journalists ahead of the event at Malmo Arena in Sweden.Asked how they felt when Golan qualified, the singer, who has become the first Irish entry to make the final since 2018, said: “I cried with my team.”

In March, Bambie shared a statement, signed by a number of Eurovision contestants, setting out why they will remain in the competition.They said: “I am fearful that we will miss a lot of votes because of the boycotting and that those then will make someone else maybe more with the chance to win.

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