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Saturday, August 19, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 19, 2023
2018 Eurovision winner Netta thanks fans supporting slated protest appearance
Netta Barzilai appears at a Pride event at the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC on June 29, 2023. (Shmulik Almany, Embassy of Israel via JTA)
Netta Barzilai, the Israeli victor of the 2018 Eurovision song contest, thanks followers for their support after it was announced she will sing at the main anti-judicial overhaul protest at Kaplan Street.
“Thank you for the messages of support that I’ve received since this morning. This was not a simple decision but I have to go with my truth,” she writes in an Instagram post.
“After the terrible murder today in Huwara I will sing only Hatikva today at Kaplan, may their memory be a blessing,” she adds, referencing the killing of a father and son in a terrorist shooting today.
