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Eurovision Removes Audience Member For Protesting During Israel's Performance

Summary by HuffPost UK
Israeli singer Noam Bettan performed for the first time during Tuesday night's Eurovision Song Contest semi-final.

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Some audience members continued to disrupt others in the hall after Israel's show, according to the Eurovision organiser.

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The German government's Commissioner for Jewish Life and the Fight against Antisemitism, Felix Klein, sharply criticized the heckling during Israeli singer Noam Bettan's performance at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). "I deeply regret that the Israeli artist's performance at the ESC semi-final was disrupted by whistles, heckling, and chants, including pro-Palestinian slogans," he told the Rheinische Post. He expressed his hope that the music, …

Pro-Palestine slogans, boos and an arrest accompanied Israel's appearance in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2026. The post Eurovision 2026: Pro-Palestine slogans at Israel's appearance - A person from the audience was arrested appeared first on in.gr.

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HuffPost UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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