Italian-Tunisian star said these words in front of millions of spectators, gathered for the 74th edition of the Italian variety event. Israeli ambassador Alon Bar: “I find it shameful that the stage of the Sanremo Festival was exploited to spread hatred and provocations in a superficial and irresponsible manner” “It saddens me that he reacted this way.

From my first songs, since I was 14, I've been talking about what's happening. People are increasingly afraid to say stop the war, stop the genocide, seeing as a risk to say long live peace”