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[โ€“] ag_roberston_author@beehaw.org 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This might change your mind a bit more: https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/07/the-icelandic-popstars-who-brought-palestine-to-eurovision

Icelandic band Hatari held up the Palestinian flag at Eurovision in 2019.

[โ€“] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago

I fucking love Hatari in general.

They went on to collaborate with Palestinian musician Bashar Murad: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xy84LnL_ghA

Bashar Murad actually competed to represent Iceland this year, but came runner-up.