Some audience members waved Palestine banners and flags and outside protesters demonstrated against Israel's participation, calling Israel an Apartheid state.
Contestant Eden Alene of Israel poses on the "Turquoise Carpet" during the opening ceremony of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 16, 2021(photo credit: REUTERS/PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW)ByHANNAH BROWN