🔗 Share this article The Eurovision Song Contest Was Once a Campy Joy – But It Has Become a Calculated Tool to Whitewash War. A freshly coined acronym came to light a few months into Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Referred to as WCNSF, it signifies “Child casualty without any family left”. This term is found only in Gaza, as stated by medical experts including paediatricians. Ordinarily, it is unusual for medical staff to care for a minor who has lost their complete family. But, there has been no semblance of normality regarding the widespread destruction in Gaza, where entire family lineages have been eradicated and the number of child amputees surpasses that of any other place in the world. Nothing ordinary in scores of doctors arriving back from a sea of ruins with reports of children being deliberately targeted. A Hell on Earth In Spite Of a Supposed Ceasefire The Gaza Strip continues to be hell on earth. Vital medicines and equipment are not getting in those in need, and major human rights organizations contend that violations are still being committed. Authorities has denied these accusations, consistent with how it disavows each claim it is charged with. Meanwhile, while young survivors are now enduring frigid conditions in makeshift tent camps, there is a little heartwarming news: apparently nothing is going to stop the Eurovision song contest from advancing its stated mission of “togetherness and cultural exchange.” Organizers will continue to extend a welcoming platform for Israel, although several European countries have now withdrawn in objection. Since this, apparently, is what unity looks like. The contest, notably excluded Russia from competing in 2022 because of the “grave situation in Ukraine”. But the crisis in Gaza seems treated differently. A Double Standard Forget the fact that Israel was alleged to have used questionable voting tactics last year in what seems to have been an attempt to manipulate Eurovision. Set aside the news that a three-year-old girl was allegedly fatally struck in Gaza recently. Neglect the data that settler violence and coerced removal in the West Bank have increased dramatically. Forget the fact that foreign reporters are still prevented from independent reporting in Gaza. All of this, evidently, should be seen as a barrier of Eurovision’s self-proclaimed spirit of unity. The Show Goes On While Ignoring Profound Human Cost The contest reaches its seventieth anniversary next year – almost double the average life expectancy of an individual in Gaza at present. The broadcast will air, but it will find it impossible to reclaim the pure, unadulterated fun it was formerly known for. A competition that initially championed harmony has now become a cynical way to sanitize military aggression.
A freshly coined acronym came to light a few months into Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Referred to as WCNSF, it signifies “Child casualty without any family left”. This term is found only in Gaza, as stated by medical experts including paediatricians. Ordinarily, it is unusual for medical staff to care for a minor who has lost their complete family. But, there has been no semblance of normality regarding the widespread destruction in Gaza, where entire family lineages have been eradicated and the number of child amputees surpasses that of any other place in the world. Nothing ordinary in scores of doctors arriving back from a sea of ruins with reports of children being deliberately targeted. A Hell on Earth In Spite Of a Supposed Ceasefire The Gaza Strip continues to be hell on earth. Vital medicines and equipment are not getting in those in need, and major human rights organizations contend that violations are still being committed. Authorities has denied these accusations, consistent with how it disavows each claim it is charged with. Meanwhile, while young survivors are now enduring frigid conditions in makeshift tent camps, there is a little heartwarming news: apparently nothing is going to stop the Eurovision song contest from advancing its stated mission of “togetherness and cultural exchange.” Organizers will continue to extend a welcoming platform for Israel, although several European countries have now withdrawn in objection. Since this, apparently, is what unity looks like. The contest, notably excluded Russia from competing in 2022 because of the “grave situation in Ukraine”. But the crisis in Gaza seems treated differently. A Double Standard Forget the fact that Israel was alleged to have used questionable voting tactics last year in what seems to have been an attempt to manipulate Eurovision. Set aside the news that a three-year-old girl was allegedly fatally struck in Gaza recently. Neglect the data that settler violence and coerced removal in the West Bank have increased dramatically. Forget the fact that foreign reporters are still prevented from independent reporting in Gaza. All of this, evidently, should be seen as a barrier of Eurovision’s self-proclaimed spirit of unity. The Show Goes On While Ignoring Profound Human Cost The contest reaches its seventieth anniversary next year – almost double the average life expectancy of an individual in Gaza at present. The broadcast will air, but it will find it impossible to reclaim the pure, unadulterated fun it was formerly known for. A competition that initially championed harmony has now become a cynical way to sanitize military aggression.