Alessandra Mele, a Norwegian-Italian singer and Norway's Eurovision points spokeswoman, has withdrawn from announcing the Norwegian jury points at the Eurovision Song Contest in protest of Israel's participation and the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Mele cited the situation in Gaza as a genocide and called for awareness and compassion, urging support for Palestine. Additionally, a controversy has arisen around a Norwegian Eurovision jury member, 24-year-old Daniel Owen, who admitted to withholding points from Israeli contestant Eden Golan due to the conflict, raising concerns about political bias affecting the competition's integrity.
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Not sure this would surprise anyone; A Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest jury member confesses via video to withholding points from Eden Golan and Israel entirely due to the conflict in Gaza. 24-year-old Daniel Owen concludes his message with "Free Palestine." Via… https://t.co/qCgieluYAp
A member of the Norwegian Eurovision jury admitted to breaking Eurovision's rule to stay non-political by holding the war in Gaza against Eden Golan in voting. This confession raises the question of how many other jurors judged Eden based on political agendas rather than… https://t.co/hOuQKZ5UgM
A member of the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest jury admits that he refused to give Eden Golan and Israel any points at all due to the war in Gaza 24-y-old Daniel Owen ends his message with “Free Palestine” How many such cases were there among jury members yesterday? 🇳🇴🇮🇱 https://t.co/0tQ1d9RsZB
Norwegian-Italian singer Alessandra Mele announced her withdrawal from giving out Norway's points during the Eurovision final in protest of Israel's participation. https://t.co/vpAZjYlyNZ
🚨🇳🇴🇸🇪ALESSANDRA WITHDRAWS FROM EUROVISION OVER WAR IN GAZA Italian-Norwegian singer Alessandra Mele was supposed to announce Norway’s points for each competitor at the Eurovision final, but instead, she has withdrawn from the event in protest of the ongoing war in Gaza.… https://t.co/XHjm9ywhLK
There is a genocide going on and I’m asking you all to please open up your eyes, open up your heart. Let love lead you to the truth. It’s right in front of you. Free Palestine.” Norwegian singer Alessandra Mele takes a stand and withdraws as the Eurovision representative. https://t.co/pn7zpWAPpR
In condemnation of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, Norway's Eurovision representative, Alessandra, has withdrawn from announcing Norwegian jury points on national TV. https://t.co/Ja25Nn8awK
🇳🇴🇵🇸 Norway's Eurovision points spokeswoman withdraws from the competition due to Israel being allowed to compete. "There's a genocide going on and I'm asking you all to please open up your eyes, open up your heart. Free Palestine." https://t.co/lzizagiISp
❗️🇮🇱🇳🇴 NEW: Norway's Allesandra Mele withdraws from Eurovision because of Israel https://t.co/z3SYQdQddJ
BREAKING: NORWAY’S ALESSANDRA MELE WITHDRAWS FROM EUROVISION DUE TO SITUATION IN ISRAEL Source: @SuppressedNws https://t.co/2uOh1MxIh1