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Clashes over Israel again define Eurovision — this time under the shadow of the Holocaust

JL;DR SUMMARY The 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna has become embroiled in controversy due to Israel's participation, highlighting ongoing tensions surrounding political protest and antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityViennaCultural HeritageLgbtq+EurovisionPolitical ProtestLisa WegensteinKantine

Places mentioned

Vienna, Austria
"Noam Bettan, representing Israel, attends the Turquoise Carpet of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest Opening Ceremony in Vienna, Austria on May 10."
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
"ESC will take place in the city, after Austrian sopranist Johannes JJ Pietsch won last years competition in Basel, Switzerland."
Malmö, Skåne, Sweden
"In 2024, Israeli singer Eden Golan was only able to leave her Malm hotel in disguise for the same reason."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"the first transgender singer to win the ESC was the Israeli singer Dana International, who brought the ESC to Tel Aviv in 1999, accelerating a cultural shift within Israel that made Tel Aviv a destination for LBGTQ+ tourists."

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