Eurovision – Eye on Islamism

Sweden: Islamist terror concerns put Eurovision preparations on edge Israeli delegation seen as unsafe in Malmö, where the city’s Muslim population celebrated the October 7th massacre.

May 6, 2024 Thomas O'Reilly

(European Conservative) Snipers are being deployed on rooftops this week ahead of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, with security forces scrambling to protect Israel’s delegation from Islamist threats. Planned demonstrations from the city’s large and militant Muslim community threaten to tear apart […]

Protests, heightened terror threat mean tight security at Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden

April 17, 2024 Jan M. Olsen

(AP) Security will be tight during next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in the southern Sweden city of Malmo, police said Wednesday, citing demonstrations that could lead to [unrest] and a heightened threat of terrorism in the Scandinavian country. “The security is going […]

‘Pigs are better than Jews’: Israeli reporters met with antisemitism and October 7 denial in Sweden The two Channel 12 reporters were also warned by security guards outside a mosque that a bombing attack would take place during Eurovision to hit Israelis

April 11, 2024 Jotam Confino

(Jewish News) Antisemitism, spitting, threats and denial of October 7. This is what two Israeli reporters were met with on the streets of Malmö in Sweden as they visited the city ahead of this year’s Eurovision. Malmö is one of three cities […]

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