Pro-Palestinian statement prevails for Iceland

While the contest made it almost all the through without any pro-Palestinian protests, Iceland did manage to sneak one in as their vote total was announced, holding up Palestinian flag banners to the camera.

Rather than cut away, the camera stayed with them.

Iceland’s Hatari holding up Palestinian flags during Eurovision in Tel Aviv on May 19, 2019. (screen capture: YouTube)

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