Germany's Minister of Culture Claudia Roth attacked in an interview with the newspaper "Der Spiegel" the intention to expel Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest. "It will be a scandal if Israel is disqualified from Eurovision," she said.
"Certainly, and I think it is a good song. Of course, the decision rests with Israel. In general, it is terrible that there are Jewish artists who cannot perform because of a silent boycott against them," Roth said. The European Broadcasting Union demands that the song, which was created by Avi Ohion, Keren Pels and Stav Begar be disqualified.