Hatari could be in trouble after waving Palestinian flags during Eurovision
Eurovision organisers are talking about Iceland's Hatari - as expected - and the consequences they might face after waving Palestinian flags on screen during the event.
The anti-capitalist, pro-Palestine group also shared a clip to their Instagram that showed the security at the event confiscating their flags.
Iceland’s #Hatari member posted on Instagram how security at #EurovisionTelAviv confiscated their #Palestine flags pic.twitter.com/UW8vyZz8G7
— Women For Palestine (@WomenForPal) May 19, 2019
According to Metro, organisers are discussing the consequences for the Icelandic group, "The Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political event and this directly contradicts the contest rule. The banners were quickly removed and the consequences of this action will be discussed by the reference group [the contest’s executive board] after the contest."
When Hatari entered the competition to represent Iceland in Tel Aviv, the group revealed that they would use their platform to support Palestinian liberation.
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