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Belgium broadcaster interrupts Eurovision semi final to condemn Israel's war on Gaza
10 May 2024 11:37 BST
A Belgian broadcaster interrupted its coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Thursday night to display a protest message condemning Israel's war on Gaza.
In an act organised by a trade union, the screen briefly went black ahead of the semi-final coverage on VRT, Belgium's public-service broadcaster in Flemish.
It then aired the message: "This is a union action. We condemn the human rights violations by the state of Israel. Moreover, the state of Israel destroys press freedom. Therefore, we are interrupting the broadcast momentarily."
The message concluded with the hashtags "CeasefireNow" and "StopGenocide".
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