A short conflict broke out in Basel between the Propalestine protesters and the police, just before the Israeli singer in the Eurovision Final, AFP said. According to the Swiss news agency of ATS Keystone, the protesters did not take into account the route proposed by the police.
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The police used tear gas, answers the AFP.
Loading numerous Palestinian flags, the protesters gathered behind a large transparent with the inscription “United Palestine”. They burned the Israeli flag and the American flag.
In one bannel, “we sing while Gaza is burning.” Green smoke bombs were also activated.
Israeli participation has caused criticisms and protests throughout the Eurovision year, but this week attracted little support, despite the intensification of the Israeli war in Gaza in which tens of thousands of people were already killed.
The performance of the Israeli singer Eden Golan is scouted during the finals, the AFP photographer noticed. Swiss Radio Television (SSR) said that during the general probation on Thursday, “six people, including the family” who wore “too much flags and whistles”.
In Geneva, on Saturday, more than 2,500 people marched through the city center to condemn the “genocidal machine of the Israeli government,” the Swiss news agency Keystone-ATS said.
(Vijesti.ba)
