Israel’s Eurovision contestant has revealed she was forced to use a disguise to go out in public while competing in the contest in May after security threats against her.
Eden Golan, 20, who represented Israel at Eurovision and placed third in the competition said it was “scary and dangerous” to go outside in Malmö, where the contest was held. “It’s sad that we have returned to a time where a Jewish Israeli woman has to hide parts of her identity to avoid being harmed,” she wrote on social media.
Born in Israel in Kfar Saba, Golan moved to Russia when she was six, before returning to Israel after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The singer finished in fifth place overall, and second in the public vote.
