Systematic suppression of Pro-Palestinian voices at Eurovision

A detailed analysis conducted by The Intercept confirmed that boos and chants of “Free Palestine” during the performance of the Zionist singer in May 2024 were removed from Eurovision’s live broadcast.

Eurovision is an international singing competition organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members.

Despite repeated denials by the EBU, evidence suggests that key audience reactions supporting Palestine were deliberately omitted from the version broadcast to viewers worldwide.

During the Zionist singer’s performance, which took place amid widespread global criticism of the ongoing genocide by the Zionist regime in Gaza, many audience members in the venue loudly booed and chanted in protest.

However, viewers of the official Eurovision broadcast heard only cheers and applause.

The Intercept’s analysis of separate audience audio channels revealed booing from sections of the audience, while the stereo broadcast contained no audience sounds. At one point, an audience member loudly shouted “Free Palestine,” a phrase absent from the televised version.

The EBU claims no audio censorship occurred, stating: “Like all major television productions with live audiences, audio technicians work on the broadcast sound to balance levels for TV viewers.”

It further claimed: “Audio technicians do not censor the audience sound in the arena.”

However, The Intercept found that while clapping and cheering remained audible, boos and chants were systematically removed, raising new questions about Eurovision’s censorship practices.

These findings have reignited concerns that Eurovision, despite its public stance of neutrality, may be shaping its audio narrative to suppress protesters, particularly amid international condemnation and ongoing protests against the Zionist regime’s genocide in Gaza.

Concerns about censorship have extended to the 2025 competition. While some official reports claimed the event proceeded relatively smoothly, social media footage again showed pro-Palestinian chants.

However, according to reports, no trace of pro-Palestinian voices was present in the official broadcast.