Assi Azar: "Israel will win Eurovision 2024, as Ukraine won"! - Eurovision News | Music

Assi Azar, one of the most popular presenters on Israeli television, spoke to one of the largest Spanish newspapers, La Vanguardia. Assi expressed his confidence that Israel will win the Eurovision contest to be held in May in Malmö, just as Ukraine, which was also plagued by war, won two years ago.

Assi Azar is the host of HaKokhav Haba, the selection show through which the artist representing Israel at the Eurovision contest is chosen. He was one of the presenters of Eurovision 2019, held in Tel Aviv, while he is also an activist for the rights of the LGBT community.

At the beginning of his interview, Assi expresses his certainty that Israel will participate in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest despite the backlash and expresses his certainty that it will win, wanting the world to show its solidarity after the terrible terrorist attack. blow suffered by Hamas last October.

Israel will get as many votes as Ukraine got because of the war. International solidarity. As good as Israel’s song is, it will win the Eurovision Song Contest.

In the interview he was also asked about HaKokhav Haba and if he has a favorite candidate.

The singers participating in the show are unknown. Some I really like, but I can’t say about my favorites. I have to be neutral.

When asked if Assi has any Palestinian friends, the Israeli presenter mentions Lucy Ayoub, with whom they presented Eurovision 2019 together.

Many Israelis are Palestinians and hold senior positions.

Asked whether Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace, Assi described how it can happen.

It is impossible to talk about this while Israeli citizens are being kidnapped and held by Hamas. First of all, they have to come back. After that, Netanyahu must give an account: how was an attack by Hamas that killed so many families possible.

The Spanish journalist points out to Assi the thousands of deaths in Gaza and asks for his comment on it.

If a group of terrorists invaded Barcelona and killed entire families while they were at home, wouldn’t you go out and defend your home? Out of eight billion people on earth, only fifteen million are Jews and only nine million live in Israel: this is our home! Many say that Jews control Hollywood, that they are rich, that they decide the presidents of the United States, that they enjoy killing Palestinians. This is pure anti-Semitism! It’s scary!

He will not hesitate to fight if Israel is attacked by Lebanon and Syria, comments Assi, since everyone in the country is a soldier.