A Norwegian juror at the Eurovision Song Contest admits breaking the competition’s rules for political bias by voting for Israel’s Eden Golan in Saturday night’s final vote, citing anti-Israel motives as 20 years old. Questions have arisen as to whether the same player was prevented from voting. Contest winner Jewish singer.
Daniel Owen (24) is a pop singer from Orso, Norway. chosen As one of the judges for the Nordic music industry Eurovision by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), he admitted in an Instagram video post on Sunday that his opinion on the Gaza conflict prevented him from voting for Israel’s Eden Golan on Saturday. Ta. I was told by the organizers that politics should not be involved in the decision-making process.
The Norwegian delegation gave Israel eight points, but Mr Owen said he was not involved in the decision and told other jurors after receiving “a large amount of messages and comments” criticizing the move. I apologized on behalf of the staff.
“In order to avoid mutual influence and ensure a fair verdict, there is no possibility of discussing how many points to allocate to each country, and each juror votes individually,” he explained.
Owen said instructions were given to him and the other jurors before Saturday’s broadcast, stating that jurors could not be judged “on the basis of nationality, gender, suitability, political views, or any other reason other than the song and the song.” Participants must not be given preferential treatment or discriminated against.” performance.
“Political views should not influence the evaluation of songs or artists,” the instructions stress.
However, Owen admitted that his judgment was not objective and was influenced by his own views on Israel, adding: “Given the current situation, this was impossible to overlook.” “What is happening in Palestine is heartbreaking and cannot be tolerated,” he added. He supports Israeli actions in one way or another.
“In my opinion, Israel should not have been allowed to participate in Eurovision at all,” he added.
“Although I was not involved in the allocation of points to Israel, I would like to apologize for what was shown to me by the Norwegian jury… All my support goes to Palestine, free Palestine. I dedicate it!” Owen concluded.
Despite backlash from Irish non-binary singer Bumby Thug practicing blood magic and thousands of anti-Israel demonstrators taking to the streets of Sweden’s Eurovision host city Malmö against Israel’s participation in the song contest. , voters primarily supported 20-year-old Jewish singer Eden Golan.
Golan was forced to participate in the contest under tight security and was confined to his hotel room for most of the match. received She received 323 votes from TV viewers, the second-highest number of votes among the performers, just behind the Croatian contestant who received 337 votes.
Golan topped the public vote in 14 of the 37 countries eligible, as well as the Rest of the World vote, which consists of countries that were not eligible to participate in this year’s contest.
However, public support for the Russian-Israeli singer fell short in the international jury’s vote, with only 52 points awarded to the “Hurricane” singer, with Golan finishing in fifth place. became.
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In response to Owen’s confession, Eli Kowas, policy advisor at the Israel Policy Forum, said: I have written: “If anyone has any doubts, what anti-Semitic motives prevented Eden Golan? The fruits of last night’s Eurovision victory are becoming increasingly clear. ”
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