Staff at VRT, the main public service broadcaster for Belgium’s Flemish community, interrupted footage of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Thursday to display a message protesting Israel’s military action in the Gaza strip. “This is a union action. We condemn human rights violations by the state of Israel,” the message at the beginning and end of the broadcast read. “Furthermore, the state of Israel is destroying freedom of the press. That’s why we’re now briefly interrupting the image.” The message concluded with the social media hashtags “#CeasfireNow” and “#StopGenocide.” Israel la…