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Iceland’s Eurovision entry has added a Palestinian flag to their official Instagram account after their protest against Israel.

The Hatrio mun sigra singers held up banners featuring the Palestinian flag as their final score was announced by hosts Bar Refaeli and Erez Tal.

And following the shocking moment, which has been praised by many viewers and Eurovision boycotters alike, the Icelandic group has shown their support for the Palestinian people on social media.

Hatari shared three sections of the Palestinian flag so that the flag tops their Instagram feed, which is followed by over 40,000 people.


This comes after a video from the band shows staff trying to confiscate the flags from the group.



Hatari drummer Einar Hrafn Stefánsson shared a clip to his Instagram, showing two staff members demanding the flags from the group.

Hatari have updated their Instagram to show the Palestinian flag (Picture: Instagram)

One man wearing a Eurovision press pass is heard saying: ‘Give me the flag of Palestine’, while a woman pointed out they had another one hidden.

However, it seems that the band managed to keep hold of some of the Palestinian flags, as when the camera came to them, they were holding them defiantly.

It was also noted that Iceland used an earlier time on camera to show their support for the LGBTQ+ community.

As the cameras cut to the ‘industrial BDSM’ band in the green room, Klemens Hannigan, Matthías Tryggvi Haraldson and Einar Stéfansson were seen holding both the rainbow flag and the blue, pink and white flag which shows support for the trans community.

Earlier in the night, Madonna addressed the controversy over her choice to perform in Israel, saying: ‘Look at all the delegates behind us. So many countries that I have been privileged enough to visit an experience, the one thing that brings me to those countries is music.

‘So let’s never underestimate the power of music to bring people together.’

Ahead of Eurovision, protests were held in Tel Aviv and across Europe against Israel’s treatment of Palestine and the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Eurovision 2019 leaderboard Netherlands: 492 Italy: 465 Russia: 369 Switzerland: 360 Norway: 338 Sweden: 332 Azerbaijan: 297 North Macedonia: 295 Australia: 285 Iceland: 234 Czech Republic: 157 Denmark: 120 Slovenia: 105 France: 105 Malta: 95 Serbia: 92 Albania: 90 Estonia: 86 San Marino: 81 Greece: 71 Spain: 60 Israel: 47 Germany: 32 Belarus: 31 United Kingdom: 16

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