Thousands of anti-Israel protesters rail against Israel's participation in Eurovision

Thousands of anti-Israel demonstrators filled the streets of a Swedish coastal city on Thursday - to protest the country’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, - which almost didn’t happen until Israel removed references to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in its song entry.
Up to 12,000 people - including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg - converged in Malmo’s historic Stortorget square near the city’s town hall before marching toward the Eurovision venue, where singers from more than 50 countries are battling.
The protesters waved Palestinian flags; wore keffiyeh scarves; deployed green, black and red smoke bombs to match the flag’s colors; and repeated the chants, “From river to sea, Palestine will be free” and “Israel is a terror state” as police officers watched from rooftops, the streets and even helicopters.
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[@acbower4468]

Chants, slogans…mindless parroting

[@ioanamaria309]

Well, nobody seems to care ,there are still hundreds of Israeli hostages with the HAMAS...! Terrorism is a real fact .But there will be always rebels searching for a cauze! Even If It s a false cause! We stand with Israel 🇷🇴

[@Paidcrisisactor]

No such thing as terrorism. It’s as real as the boogie man

[@tomato1087]

Of course we don't care about other countries problems

[@GhostRangerr]

Eurovision is a song contest not a political discussion. These people can take their protest somewhere else

[@kittenclawsguitarvideos6147]

I agree

[@111tedward]

Close the border, and support countries that share our values! This is a national security imperative!

[@hobgoblinhollow4966]

Looks like the natives been invaded

[@saucymango99]

Yes this is what democracy looks like because true democracy always results in MOB RULE, that's why the USA is a constitutional republic.

[@runplatypus]

Where were all these people before OCTOBER 7?

[@ZapRowsdower47]

These protesters need to go to Israel and protest.....

[@saucymango99]

Unreal

[@saucymango99]

Parroting the exact same chants as on the USA campuses

[@caseclosed9342]

I wonder how many of these people even cared about the song contest at all before this year? Half of them probably never even heard of it.

[@pixiestyx1766]

Don't these people have jobs?

[@Paidcrisisactor]

Question why you are stuck with your 9 to 5?🧐

[@April-ks8xz]

I wish everyone of these little protesters would go to Palestine

[@mopthermopther]

too political. stick to the music 🎶

[@propheticpeoples]

Shame on these rabid haters, they ruin even a positive thing that can heal

[@nemo6666]

Go home from my Sweden. We stand with Israel 🇮🇱