Israel’s public broadcaster has reversed its previous stance and will request an alteration of lyrics to a song under consideration for this year’s Eurovision competition.
Eurovision barred the song last week for breaking rules on political neutrality in song lyrics. Artist Eden Golan‘s Israel entry, October Rain, contains references to the Hamas October 7 attack on Israel.
Israeli broadcaster Kan, which will determine which song enters Eurovision for the country, pledged last week that it wouldn’t request any alteration of the lyrics.
But Israel’s President Isaac Herzog today called for “necessary adjustments” to ensure Israel can enter the show. Kan is also considering a song called Dance Forever.
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