An Israeli Public Broadcaster, Kan, has filed a police complaint after a ‘throat-slitting’ gesture appeared in the opening ceremony of
Eurovision
2025.
In the video, a man can be seen holding a Palestinian flag and making a gesture that looks like a throat-slitting motion, as the Israeli Eurovision act, Yuval Raphael, 24, walks past him during the turquoise carpet event.
Kan immediately responded by filing an official complaint with the Swiss police in
Basel
, Malmö, where the 69th Eurovision song contest final will take place
The broadcaster also reportedly contacted EBU (European Broadcasting Union), requesting the identification of the individual and his removal from all activities related to the contest.
It was later announced that Raphael,
Israel
’s representative in the competition, would not be giving interviews to accredited journalists.
It has been reported that this was because of security reasons.
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A representative from the EBU commented later: “We acknowledge the worries and strong opinions regarding the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. While we cannot remain untouched by worldwide occurrences, along with our member organizations, our duty is to maintain the competition as fundamentally an inclusive event celebrating unity, variety, and inclusiveness via musical performances.”
‘We all aim to maintain the Eurovision Song Contest as a positive and inclusive event, striving to showcase what the world could be like, rather than simply reflecting reality.’
It represents the most recent moment of strain in
Eurovision continually struggles to balance cultural festivities with political truths.
, following
Switzerland
’s decision to
prohibit artists from bringing Pride flags onto the stage
.
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