Eurovision 2024: Israel's song censored? The country threatens to withdraw from the competition. The lyrics of the song October Rain by Eden Golan are an implicit reference to the Hamas attack of October 7.
His words did not explicitly mention the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel but left no doubt that they were about it, according to media and observers in Israel. The prospect of a ban sparked outrage from Israeli Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar, who called it “ scandalous ”