Armenian Broadcaster Files Complaint Against Israeli Broadcaster KAN After “Disrespectful Remark” During Eurovision

After making controversial comments about the song Armenian during the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Assaf Lieberman apologizes: "That was absolutely not the intention"

Officially filed complaint

A storm in Armenia following the remarks of Kan 11 hosts Assaf Lieberman and Akiva Novik at the end of Armenia's Eurovision performance. As you may recall, after the Armenian singer's performance, Assaf Lieberman humorously said: "I can't believe we gave these guys an entire quarter of Jerusalem." He then referred to the song's title, "SURVIVOR," and said: "The song is called SURVIVOR, so what will we feel after this song?" A popular Twitter pa…

After the Israeli broadcaster KAN filed a formal complaint against the Spanish RTVE, KAN now has a complaint of its own. From the Armenian broadcaster. An Israeli commentator made a comment shortly after the Eurovision performance of the Armenian entry that “perpetuates racist and disrespectful narratives”.