Shortly before the start of the Eurovision Song Contest final, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz backed Israeli participant Eden Golan. “Eden proudly stands against immense hate and anti-Semitism. Tonight, let’s show all the haters who’s leading the way!” Katz wrote on the social media platform X. Israel’s participation and contribution had faced enormous headwinds in the run-up to and during the music festival. Due to the war in Gaza, there were calls for Israel to be excluded from the competition. Thousands gathered at demonstrations in the Swedish host city of Malmö to protest against th…