• Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • NEWS
  • EDITORIAL
  • VIDEO
  • CALENDAR
  • HISTORY
  • NATIONAL SELECTIONS 2019
  • EUROPREDICTION
  • EBU
  • ISRAEL
  • NEWS
  • 06/02/2019 at 11:12

Eurovision 2019 🇮🇱 EBU fumes at Netanyahu over Eurovision security costs

another web source

ISRAEL – The European Broadcast Union has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure that the government covers the costs of security arrangements for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, and accused him of going back on his word after previously agreeing to fund security for the event.

Song contest supervisor Jon Ola Sand sent a letter Tuesday to Netanyahu as well as to Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Communications Minister Ayoub Kara, Channel 12 news reported.

Sand was prompted to intervene after Israel’s national broadcasting agency, Kan, recently told the EBU that the government was refusing to budget security for the contest. He claimed that during a meeting in October with Netanyahu in Israel, the prime minister had assured him that the state would cover the security costs.

In the letter Sand wrote that placing the burden of paying for security arrangements on Kan would “contravene our meeting, during which it was made clear that all of the security aspects are the responsibility of the state and not the broadcast body,” according to a Hebrew translation of the letter aired by Channel 12.

The Israel government “cannot shirk its responsibility,” he wrote and urged Netanyahu to make sure the government takes full charge of security arrangements for the event, scheduled for May 14-18 in Tel Aviv.

Sand noted that with the event drawing closer, the EBU has received many questions from participating countries about security arrangements and suggested that a commitment by the government to fund and handle security will “greatly sooth the countries sending delegations to Israel.”

The Prime Minister’s Office said in a response to Channel 12, “The Israel Police is currently carrying out thorough work to formulate the security needs and costs required for arranging the Eurovision events in Israel. When the work is completed, the subject will be examined and budget sources will be summarized.”

Israel won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in two decades on May 12, 2018, when Netta Barzilai snagged first place with the women’s empowerment anthem “Toy.”

Barzilai’s win meant Israel will host this year’s Eurovision competition. Over 40 countries are expected to participate, bringing many thousands of fans.

Related

Share:
  • EUROVISION
  • HOST CITY

NEWS BY COUNTRY

EUROVISION 2019

🇦🇱 Albania – Jonida Maliqi
🇦🇲 Armenia – Srbuk
🇦🇿 AZERBAIJAN
🇦🇺 Australia – Kate Miller-Heidke
🇦🇹 Austria – PÆNDA
🇧🇾 BELARUS
🇧🇪 Belgium – Eliot Vassamillet
🇭🇷 Croatia  – Roko Blažević
🇨🇾 Cyprus – Tamta
🇨🇿 Czech Republic – Lake Malawi
🇩🇰 DENMARK
🇪🇪 Estonia – Victor Crone
🇫🇮 Finland – DJ Darude
🇲🇰 North Macedonia – Tamara Todevska
🇫🇷 France – Bilal Hassani
🇬🇪 GEORGIA
🇩🇪 GERMANY
🇬🇷 Greece – Katerine Duska
🇮🇸 ICELAND
🇮🇪 IRELAND
🇮🇱 Israel – Kobi Marimi
🇮🇹 Italy – Mahmood
🇱🇻 Latvia – Carousel
🇱🇹 LITHUANIA
🇲🇹 Malta – Michela Pace
🇲🇪 Montenegro – D-Moll
🇳🇴 NORWAY
🇵🇱 Poland – Tulia
🇵🇹 PORTUGAL
🇷🇴 Romania – Ester Peony
🇷🇺 Russia – Sergey Lazarev
🇸🇲 San Marino – Serhat
🇷🇸 SERBIA
🇪🇸 Spain – Miki Núñez
🇸🇮 Slovenia – Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl
🇸🇪 SWEDEN
🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND
🇳🇱 The Netherlands – Duncan Laurence
🇺🇦 UKRAINE
🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Michael Rice

Austria 🇦🇹 @paendamusic is excited as her @eurovision 2019 entry will be revealed on 8/3 @oikotimes #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Incident. Between French and Israeli broadcasters might cause France to withdraw from @eurovision 2019 Israeli Press reports @oikotimes #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 @surieofficial thanks and praises @katerineduska who attended her gig in London @oikotimes @eurovision #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Belgium 🇧🇪 sleep tight @sennekmusic @oikotimes @eurovision #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Can you guess this @eurovision 209 participant? @oikotimes #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Israel 🇮🇱 KAN seeks volunteers for @eurovision 2019 @oikotimes #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Romania 🇷🇴 eye candy 🍭 @cezar.ouatu @oikotimes @eurovision #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Greece 🇬🇷 it seems that @katerineduska revealed the song title for her @eurovision entry BETTER LOVE @oikotimes #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Romania 🇷🇴 congratulations to @ester.peony for sending the favourites home and won the ticket for @eurovision 2019 @oikotimes #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Romania 🇷🇴 @nettabarzi stormed the stage of Sala Polivalenta in Bucharest @eurovision @oikotimes #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Portugal 🇵🇹 more than 623,000 watched the first semi final of @festivaldacancao.rtp yesterday @oikotimes @eurovision #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Ukraine 🇺🇦 @jamalajaaa surely jammed with @lakemalawimusic performance yesterday at @vidbir semi final @eurovision @oikotimes #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Ukraine 🇺🇦 the running order for the @vidbir final announced 
Freedom Jazz – Cupidon
YUKO – Galyna Guliala
MARUV – Siren Song
Brunettes Shoot Blondes – Houston
KAZKA – Apart
ANNA MARIA – My Road
@oikotimes @eurovision #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Romania 🇷🇴 tonight is the national final. Our poll voters believe @bellasantiagoresciebelle will@win while betting odds predict @officiallaurabretan as the winner. In any case may the best win @oikotimes @eurovision #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 BREAKING NEWS FROM HUNGARY 🇭🇺 At the end of tonight’s show, one of the hosts of the show – Freddie (who represented Hungary in Eurovision 2016) read out a statement saying that there are plagiarism claims for one of the eight finalists. MTVA formed a team who will investigate these claims, and should they be valid, the entry is going to be disqualified from the Final. It was not announced which entry is in question, neither from which of the two semi finals it came. @adalonline @oikotimes @eurovision #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019 Latvia 🇱🇻 congratulations to Carousel for winning @ltvsupernova final tonight - a big surprise for everyone @eurovision @oikotimes #daretodream #eurovision #oikotimes #eurovision2019
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube

OIKOTIMES.com ® / EUROPREDICTION™ © 1996-2019

Forget password?

What are you looking for?