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Eurovision winner Loreen passionately defends the contest amid calls for a boycott over Israel's inclusion
The singer, 40, won the contest for Sweden for a second time in 2023 for her song Tattoo, 11 years after she first took home the crown for Euphoria in 2012.
Golan was ordered to stay in her hotel room earlier on Thursday by her country's national security agency as thousands of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated in Malmo, calling for her to be excluded from the competition. The prediction was correct, with as many as 5,000 people taking to the city's streets today, including the young Swede - who was pictured wearing a keffiyeh, a black and white shawl commonly used to show support for Palestine, around her body in the centre of the crowd within a sea of Palestinian flags. The singer – who arrived in the city last week sporting a yellow pin, symbolising support for the release of hostages held by Hamas – insists that she is safe in Malmo despite the threats against her.
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