Anti-Israel protesters were seen burning and stomping on Israeli and American flags in the city centre of Basel, Switzerland just an hour ahead of the Eurovision Grand Final on Saturday.
Switzerland, Europe, right now:
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) May 17, 2025
Protesters burning the Jewish star on the Israeli flag—to protest a 24-year-old Jewish girl.
They’re angry she survived antisemites trying to murder her, and that she insists on singing and choosing life.
It’s giving 1930’s, Europe.
The… pic.twitter.com/ql5tfFPu6b
The demonstration, organised by local Palestine activist groups Basel 4 Palestine and ESCalate for Palestine, was attended by hundreds of Palestinian flag-bearing protesters, many of whom held signs accusing the Eurovision broadcaster EBU of being complicit in Israel’s “genocide” and calling for a boycott of the song contest.
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According to German-language digital news outlet Nau.ch, the police announced at the scene that the protest was taking place illegally and that demonstrators would be prosecuted if they disobeyed police instructions.
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