Israel Agrees To Ask For Changes To Controversial Lyrics Of Its October Rain Potential Eurovision Entry Deadline

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  • Israel’s public broadcaster has reversed its previous stance and will request an alteration of lyrics to a song under consideration for Eurovision
  • The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was reportedly preparing to bar the song last week for breaking rules on political neutrality in song lyrics
  • Artist Eden Golan‘s Israel entry, October Rain, contains what could be deemed references to Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel
Israels public broadcaster has reversed its previous stance and will request an alteration of lyrics to a song under consideration for this years Eurovision competition. The European Broadcasting [+2015 chars]

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