Throughout the Eurovision 2019 season, Hatari have a expressed their deep interest and sympathy for the people of Palestine. And on May 23 theIcelandic anti-capitalist performance art group made it clear their interest isn’t just a passing one with the release of “Klefi / Samed (صامد)” — or “Chamber/Steadfast”.
It’s a collaboration with the artist Bashar Murad, who hails from East Jerusalem. The city’s status remains disputed. Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem is considered illegal under international law. Israel maintains that Jerusalem is its undivided capital. Palestinians hope to establish their capital in East Jerusalem.
Hatari filmed their video for the song in Palestine’s Jericho desert and released it during their homecoming concert in Iceland.
The title of the song holds a double meaning. Chamber refers to an echo chamber, while steadfast relates to the perseverance of the Palestinian people.
‘Klefi / Samed (صامد)’ — Hatari feat.Bashar Murad
In a statement sent to wiwibloggs, Hatari vocalist Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson said:
“’Klefi / Samed (صامد)’ is a thought on isolation versus solidarity, referring to the various echo chambers we find ourselves trapped within. The Icelandic lyrics have been with us for some time, but hearing it in context with Bashar’s lyrics and the themes he talks about as an artist living under occupation, we immediately had a feeling the two belonged together. Something clicked as soon as we combined forces with Bashar.”
Bashar Murad said:
“When Hatari first approached me to work together, I felt that it would be a great opportunity to continue the conversation rather than turn them away. It was clear to me that we share the same values of peace, love, and freedom of expression. The lyrics for me reflect the Palestinian suffering, which includes but is not limited to: checkpoints, walls, illegal settlements, and constant military presence. I hope through this work with Hatari we can reach people who had no idea of the situation here. I believe in the good nature of humans and that when they see hatred they will reject it.”
What do you think of the song and collaboration? How do you rate it musically, thematically and cinematically? Let us know down below!
Here is the live version – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHDgxtV9LOQ
REALITY THAT NOOOOOOOO-ONE DARES TO SPEAK-UP EXCEPT FOR HATARI: israHell IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DICTATORSHIPS AND HATE-REGIMES ON THE WHOLE WIDE PLANET. AND ZIONISTS ARE MULTIPLE(!!!) GENOCIDERS. THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WAS COMMITTED AND IS TILL THIS DAYDENIED BY THE VERY SAME ZIONIST LEADERSHIP OF ISRAEL (INCLUDING USA WHICH ITSELF TRIES TO KEEP THE EU UNDER ITS INFLUENCE). SO IF YOU ARE A GOOD PERSON AND YOU CALL TURKEY RUSSIA AZERBAIJAN ETC FOR WHAT THEY ARE, THENYOU CANNOT MISS ISRAHELL IN THAT LIST OF GENOCIDERS ANDDICTATORSHIPS – I AM VERY PROUD TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE COUNTRY BEING BRAVE ENOUGH… Read more »
I stand behind and send my love to Israel (and that’s including everything)
(And I am not even a christian, jew or Lbtg Tel Aviv lover 🙂
I stand by Israel for Spiritual reasons. <3 <3 <3
<3 <3 <3
<3 <3 <3
They just got 10th place. Wiwibloggs doesn’t write nothing about the other top 9,
like number 2 Mahmood, Switzerland or others….
“Useful Idiots” they call them, crazy European activists which they can use. LOL
For Ennisol, who didn’t understand the sentence:
Western activists are called “Useful idiots”.
Good as long as they are useful.
@Angelina,
You responded with that sentence to a post about recent examples of homophobia from settlers and orthodox nutters. Nothing useful about murderers.
Hatari is not used by settlers but by pallies, as their “Useful Idiots” as they say – winkey
EBU: Iceland is disqualified for Eurovision 2020…
Iceland:
Are they only rumors?
Are they only lies?
Is it true? Is it over? Did I throw it away?
Did you tell me you would never leave me this way?
Real winner of ESC 2019
This is absolutely amazing, I love it. I’m so glad that I discovered Hatari thanks to Eurovision.
Hatari, if you’re really brave & stanby your convictions, please reshoot your video in [email protected], in full costumes please. You want headlines, do this. Unless you don’t have [email protected] & are just publicity hungry. These clowns are helping propagate a regime that will sh00t them on first sight LOL
Who are you to bark orders at Hatari? Just another Israeli settler theiving off Pal land I’m guessing.
Larissa spewing Israeli regime’s pink-washing propaganda as usual. The point is demonizing and dehumanizing [email protected] by portraying them as homophobic monsters; in order to legitimize or at least de-sensitize the rest of world to the atrocities committed by the Israeli regime. Whereas in reality [email protected] are not particularly more homophobic, say than, ultra-orthodox Jews that makes a large part of the Israeli society. Or an average Russian, Armenian, a far-right Swede. I have yet to see reports on gay men in [email protected] being executed, but Larissa and co. keeps spreading this lie. While the human rights record of PL is… Read more »
burrbrr spewing anti-Israel [email protected] inspired propaganda as usual. Those pro palis have no brains (this is what you sound like Burrbrr) This video is pink-washing [email protected] crimes against LGBTQ [email protected] and it’s whitewashing [email protected] crimes against Israel, and those are many. In today’s political climate in the ‘[email protected] territories’ being [email protected] means only one thing: Calling for the destruction of Israel. [email protected] aren’t working for the establishment of a state NEXT TO Israel, but on a state to replace it. Stop your [email protected] Propaganda. Stop demonizing and dehumanizing Israelis. Accept that there never was a [email protected] rule over Eretz Israel,… Read more »
[email protected] inspired propaganda? Where have you seen that I rejected Israel’s existence or it’s right to exist? It is you who is completely absorbed by the [email protected] logic and duality: Deny the existence of other, and obliterate them if necessary. The current Israeli regime and their supporters are hardly any better than [email protected] in regards to the conflict. I pity you for having such a black and white, polarized opinion on this matter. It’s the current Israeli regime that is pushing for destruction of a people and their country; and they are on their way of achieving it, with the… Read more »
Triggered much? You poor delicate snowflake. Saying this has nothing to do with israel, supporting the [email protected] cause IS calling for the destruction of Israel. Completely ignoring terr0rism, incitement and violence over centuries against Israelis. I pity you seeing reality in such a black and white, polarized opinion on this matter. (While using condescending belittling language as well) I pity you for having no brain, and no memory of past events. It is the current [email protected] regime in [email protected] and Judea that is pushing for the destruction of Israel. Being pro-Israel does not necessitate being [email protected]; that’s only the nationalist… Read more »
No, I am triggered very little actually, if not non at all. I’ve never said that this had nothing to do with Israel, can you even read? I’m neither ignoring terrorism, or the violence and discrimination that Jewish people had to go through centuries (Jewish people and Israelis are not the same thing I guess? Israel and Israelis as a nation has existed for the last 70 years or so?) I have actually learnt from those experiences quite a lot, and that’s why I condemn your demonizing and dehumanizing language. Why are you ignoring the occupation, the apartheid regime within… Read more »
Also, if calling out the Israeli regime for its war crimes and its illegal occupation “IS calling for the destruction of Israel” then it is apparently not me, but the Israeli regime that is a poor delicate snowflake. LOL.
It seems everything Israel does is about [email protected] (Israel has gay rights – pink washing!!!! Israel has successful international artists? White washing!!! Israeli gets up to use the bathroom? Yellow-washing!) But a queer Arab living in Israeli controlled territory (which was NEVER under [email protected] control), waving the flag of the enemy of the people of Israel (like it or not, [email protected] trying to destroy Israel for 50 years is just that), When they are on a trip to Israel for a song competition that takes place in Israel has NOTHING TO DO WITH ISRAEL. Everything a [email protected] does, everything a… Read more »
Oh, take it down a notch! You don’t need to panic so much just because your propaganda has been revealed. Oh, also so cute with logging in from ten different accounts just in order to push down my comments 🙂
never once have you countered any argument I made. [email protected] diversion 101. straight from [email protected] playbook.
Oh, Also cute how you spewed your hate on every comment here. Shame on you – (LOL)
What’s your argument again?
@burrbrr
He doesn’t have one. He’s sitting in a settlement somewhere wearing a tin-foil hat and spewing sh1t from both ends wishing it would all just go away!
Just to clarify, Eretz Israel isn’t a thing. Its a vague concept from 2000 years ago to describe a vague area that no-one can agree on. All this from stone-age fables that claim Moses parted the red sea along with hundreds of other comedy sketches. That concept disappeared along with Mesopotamia and Atlantis. This is 2019 in case you hadn’t noticed. Israel does exist, the UN granted that. It doesn’t include the occupied territories and certainly doesn’t include the Golan which was never ever part of those fables. Settlement building has never had anything to do with security or preventing… Read more »
Thanks for the explanation. I don’t have a good knowledge of Israeli extreme-nationalist terminology. Sounds kind of like the idea of lebensraum.
Just to clarify – [email protected] isn’t a nation or a people. It is a term that refers to what is today Israel, all of Jordan and parts of Syria and Lebanon. the name was given by the romans to disassociate it from it’s ties to the people of Israel.
You are, however, very fluent in [email protected] extreme-nationalist terminology. You have used every trick in the [email protected] playbook, and used every term they use, and you used them all wrong. (including the terms ‘[email protected]’ and ‘[email protected]’)
“I demand clear examples of me dehumanizing and demonizing Israeli people. “, Mr lebensraum
Nonsense. There are people who identify themselves as Palestinians, and who has done so for a long time. Your language is one of erasure and exclusion. It’s genocidal. Examples of the [email protected] extreme-nationalist terminology, please? Such as the use of the word Israel? Or the use of [email protected]? Or naming of the illegal behaviour as it is recognized by the UN? I still demand a clear example of me dehumanizing and demonizing Israeli people. You have yet to produce one. Comparing the concept of Eretz Israel to lebensraum does not have anything to do with dehumanizing or demonizing Israeli people.… Read more »
Nonsense. There are people who identify themselves as [email protected], and who has done so for a long time. I hope you don’t deny people who self-identify themselves other than their assigned gender in the same way. Your language is one of erasure and exclusion. It’s genocidal. Examples of the [email protected] extreme-nationalist terminology, please? Such as the use of the word Israel? Or the use of [email protected]? Or naming of the illegal behaviour as it is recognized by the UN? I still demand a clear example of me dehumanizing and demonizing Israeli people. You have yet to produce one. Comparing the… Read more »
You don’t get to define how others self- identify. That argument is used against white Israelis from Russia and Poland who have no historic or genetic link to the middle east. Better to say nothing than continue shooting yourself in the foot.
@nogeoblocks
Just to clarify, nations/nation states have only been around since the 15th century. Before that they didn’t exist. Prior to 1948 there was never a nation of Israel. How does that grab you? Also, there’s has never been a Kurdish state -are you implying Kurdish people don’t exist or have no right to identify as Kurds?
If fighting decades of busses blowing up, stabbings in the streets and over 10,000 rockets launched are ‘war crimes’ then it’s who’s a poor frail terr0r supporter
(Yes, you probably don’t remember the fun years after the Oslo accords, short memory, you would have like it!)
Your tricks are so transparent:
Just to make sure everyone knows you’re stupid – end it with LOL.
Eviction of people from their homes and towns, forced relocations, turning people into refugees, bombings of whole towns and cities, collective, punishments, illegal settlements, illegal occupation, [email protected] @partheid style laws… We know what Israelis have been through. But it looks like you need to be reminded of the crimes of a regime you so enthusiastically support.
I demand clear examples of me dehumanizing and demonizing Israeli people. Unlike the hardcore Israeli nationalists here, I’ve never called anyone “murderous, homophobic monsters”.
Who are you quoting exactly? Stop it, you’re embarrassing yourself. LOL
Quoting you and Larissa 🙂 But I guess you don’t have an answer, because I’ve never dehumanized or demonized anyone :*
I seem to remember a young gay [email protected]@n being kidnapped, doused in petrol and burnt to death by settlers and a young gay girl stabbed to death at a pride march by an orthodox nut-job in J’lem. Maybe you’d care to address those issues.
“Useful Idiots” they call them, crazy European activists which they can use. LOL
No part of that sentence makes sense.
Western activists are called “Useful idiots”.
Good as long as they are useful.
LOL
So they filmed it in the Israeli controlled part of Judea and Samaria.
They didn’t dare venture out into the Arab controlled part. I wonder why?
Is it because their beloved [email protected]@n5 would sentence them to death for if they got hold of them for being who they are?
I wonder if they waved any LGBT flags/banners when going through Shariahtown
I’d take sharia over living under Israeli Apartheid any day of the week. Nice try with the pinkwashing too.
Are you sure?
Pinkwahing? Dana International was the first transgender winning the ESC.
I don’t think you understand what pinkwashing means. It’s when a company or state tries to use gay rights as a sign of how modern and tolerant they are, when in reality they are using it for their own ends. Using Dana International is a prime example. “Look how tolerant we are” while expanding settlements and implementing apartheid-style laws.
So Israel is not allowed to be proud of its achievements as long as [email protected] are trying to destroy it? That’s nonsense.
The only pinkwashing here is of a [email protected] man pretending to live freely and openly under [email protected] rule. “Look how tolerant we are” while our officials are hunting down LGBTQ members, and trying to eliminate Israel.
I stand behind and send my love to Israel (and that’s including everything)
(And I am not even a christian, jew or Lbtg Tel Aviv lover 🙂
I stand by Israel for Spiritual reasons. <3 <3 <3
The question is not why they filmed it in Israeli controlled part of [email protected] The question is why is it Israeli controlled? In regards to your pink-washing LIKUD propaganda: The point is demonizing and dehumanizing [email protected] by portraying them as homophobic monsters; in order to legitimize or at least de-sensitize the rest of world to the atrocities committed by the Israeli regime. Whereas in reality [email protected] are not particularly more homophobic, say than, ultra-orthodox Jews that makes a large part of the Israeli society. Or an average Russian, Armenian, a far-right Swede. I have yet to see reports on gay… Read more »
The Question is when was it ever under ‘[email protected]’ control? It was under Turkish, British, Egyptian, Jordaninan and Israeli rule.BUT NEVER was it under ‘[email protected]’ rule. ever. This video is pink-washing [email protected] crimes against LGBTQ [email protected] and it’s whitewashing [email protected] crimes against Israel, and those are many. In today’s political climate in the ‘[email protected] territories’ being [email protected] means only one thing: Calling for the destruction of Israel. [email protected] aren’t working for the establishment of a state NEXT TO Israel, but on a state to replace it. Stop your [email protected] Propaganda. Stop demonizing and dehumanizing Israelis. Accept that there never was… Read more »
Denial of the existence of [email protected] people; mirroring the logic of [email protected] denying the existence of Israel and its people. When it comes to me furthering [email protected] inspired propaganda? Where have you seen that I rejected Israel’s existence or it’s right to exist? It is you who is completely absorbed by the [email protected] logic: Deny the existence of other, and obliterate them if necessary. The current Israeli regime and their supporters are hardly any better than [email protected] in regards to the conflict. I pity you for having such a black and white, polarized opinion on this matter. It’s the current… Read more »
YAWN…
When was this land (Eretz Israel) EVER under [email protected] control? EVER?
Broken record much?
Why are you so easily triggered?
Did I hurt your feelings by saying the truth?
(this is what you sound like)
Keep on copy pasting. Your [email protected] propaganda and your hate will not prevail.
How’s its any relevant? [email protected] people were always there, ruled by different empires or states. Would you say there is no Kurdish people or Kurdistan because they have never controlled the regions they’ve lived in?
What is this Eretz Israel thing you keep referring to? You need to be more specific. I can’t see it on any maps from the last 3000 years. The Bible says it ended at Be’ersheeva in one reference and somewhere in Egypt in another. You’d think if god gave you the land he’d at least let you know what land he was giving you. Since there are more mentions of it ending in Be’er sheeva, can we agree on that?
Azuro, they won’t harm Hatari, because they are “Useful Idiots”,
crazy European activists which they can use. LOL
Typical israHELLy PROPAGANDA TRYING TO FOOL EUROPEANS, AS IF EVERY EUROPEAN IS BLIND ENOUGH TO SWALLOW THE LIES YOU ARE TRYING TO FEED US… YOU HAVE FAILED!!!
Jamala: Hi Hatari welcome to Tel aviv, so I have very uncomfortable question to you. palestin is Israel??
Hatari: Palestin of course
Jamala: No its Ukraine!
I think wiwibloggs forgot to write about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNiP_0HL_3s
OMFG!!! Really this is a masterpiece!!
What an amazing song and video. Let the whole world know Hatari! They deserve. Bravo!!!
Wow, every Hatari article brings all the haters to the yard… Great job Wiwibloggs, you sure know how to stir some political mess in here.
Yeah, seriously, why are there so many Hatari-haters?
Haters from BOTH sides! It’s just ridiculous.
What both sides? Does Hatari have an opponent?
Hatari’s opponents are people bitter that they care about [email protected], and people with bad music taste 🙂
btw Mikolas Josef has a new song too, it’s called Acapella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mES-LQyNCfA
Omggg…I loveeeeee it…we are so proud of him in czech republic 🙂
I know, I’m Czech 😀 he is #1 trending on youtube in Czech Republic
Yeeeeeeees…thats amazing 😉
I’m from ISRAEL and i think this song is great! Well done guys!
really great fusion of music and voices love this
a really great fusion of sounds. should not work but it does, love this
“And now – a party political broadcast by Jeremy Corbyn…”
Oh, just another easily triggered snowflake…
It was a joke – I absolutely love Hatari, but hate Corbyn
I hate you.
omg these clowns are at it again
How’s the wounded ego you got when people called you out on your ignorance several weeks ago?
Iceland song was stupid and boring, but I they are very brave
Hatari looks for attention on the back of israel…so miserable ..
You won’t believe it, but not everything’s about Israel, this one is about [email protected]! 😉
ohhh really? like it was not obvious…so funny to hear people expressing opinions on things they dont even close to understand…that is even more miserable
It seems everything Israel does is about [email protected] (Israel has gay rights – pink washing!!!! Israel has successful international artists? White washing!!! Israeli gets up to use the bathroom? Yellow-washing! But a queer Arab living in Israeli controlled territory (which was NEVER under [email protected] control), waving the flag of the enemy of the people of Israel (like it or not, [email protected] trying to destroy Israel for 50 years is just that), When they are on a trip to Israel for a song competition that takes place in Israel has NOTHING TO DO WITH ISRAEL. Everything a [email protected] does, everything a… Read more »
I’ve seen you use like, at least six different names on this website. What’s going on, man?
i think you should take your medicines on time
Its on the back of the occupation.
there is no occupation..there are disputed areas
No, there is very definitely an occupation,no dispute about that.
“There’s no climate change, there are just alternative facts…”
trolling???auh…??? are you ok?
Soldi, winner! Arcade, boring!
Italy the real winner!!!
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Also, the girl from Malta in Junior Eurovision 2018 is not beautiful too. 🙂
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Give me that self-promo! Get a life please
My new reaction video to Netherlands song will premiere : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqmeq_jLFOg
Man, I’m so honest, and I must say Arcade is boring. The results are unfair. Soldi is the real winner. 🙂
Or rather, IN YOUR OPINION Soldi is the real winner.
Soldi was trash, Duncan is the most deserving winner in 6 years
Your sapmming is boring.
I remember you were waiting for a Terror attach on this year’s ECS. You’re crazy
Hey David, hey Wiwibloggs, welcome to reality
So, I have very uncomfortable question for you: making Eurovision political is fun to you?
Like, come on… This article is super political
I’m seriously disappointed… You successfully managed to avoid that until now but now you’ve just gave us your political view of the matter and I’m not here to read politics, I’m here for music and Eurovision updates
As for the song, when ignoring the political aspects, sounds really interesting, clearly both Hatari and Bashar are talented artists
Wow! Triggered much? Wiwibloggs is not the EBU. Wiwibloggs can and should write about whatever they want and find relevant regarding Eurovision and Eurovision-related artists. And I applaud them for that.
What I don’t agree with Wiwibloggs on in shadow-banning all posts in their comment section that have the word [email protected] written correctly. That is petty.
Aha, you mean the author of the article should not have reported about the artists’ source of inspiration? Or not provide a factual background for their inspiration, so the reader would get a better grasp what the artists were talking about? I am having a little hard time seeing the author’s “political view” here, can you help me to spot it? Or are you suggesting that the journalists on Wiwi should apply self-censorhip in order to avoid sensitive souls being hurt by any mention of politics?
You guys got me wrong Hatari is a Eurovision band, so obviously, Wiwibloggs should report about new songs they release Wiwibloggs have managed to talk about the situation perfectly without writing stuff which relate to any opinion But when they write that it was inspired by the Israeli occupation in East Jerusalem, it’s 100% taking a side in this conflict, because not everyone thinks Jerusalem is occupied… Or when they write that it was filmed in [email protected]’s Jericho desert… Not everyone thinks this desert belongs to them, plus, [email protected] doesn’t exist yet, so they could say [email protected] instead of [email protected]… Read more »
Facts don’t care about your feelings.
Sorry, I am not getting this, the author writes about the fact that “Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem is considered illegal under international law.” Isn’t that a fact? How is this taking sides (which I think would also be completely ok to take sides; Wiwibloggs is private enterprise who should enjoy full freedom of thought and speech). People believe in all kinds of crazy stuff; flat-earthers, climate-change deniers etc… Were you as bothered about Darude’s song being all about climate change (which by the way a lot of people think is just a political conspiracy) or Wiwibloggs using the words… Read more »
“[email protected] doesn’t exist yet….”. How did you arrive at that conclusion. It’s been there for centuries and is recognized by 70% of the planet. You are the reason this song was written.
The facts that in this comment section reasonable comments gets downvoted and degenerate comments get all the appreciation makes you really understand what Hatari meant by “hatred will prevail”.
Hatari-related posts are generating 10 times as many comments as any other. People have something to say – get over it. Is the truth making you uncomfortable?
People here really get me wrong, I didn’t even mention my own opinion about the matter and believe me, as an Israeli, I know more about it than you guys and I understand it better And I wouldn’t resist a [email protected] state, if you’re so interested in my political opinion, but it’s Eurovision! Why were people so mad at Jamala and Ukraine when they went political with Maruv but I’m the only one mad at Hatari, Madonna and Wiwibloggs for going political with the Israel[email protected] conflict? And for the record, that’s the probably first time of Wiwibloggs, that’s why I’m… Read more »
To be fair to Wiwibloggs, it is impossible to write an apolitical article when it comes to this song, since the whole song is about politics. This article is about promoting an act who has been part of Eurovision, which is exactly what Wiwibloggs does throughout the year, I don’t see how this article is any different? You might not like the subject of the song, but that is your personal opinion, just please lay off Wiwibloggs and its contributors because they are doing nothing different to what they normally do.
First of all, thank you for being polite :3
And as you said, it’s super hard to write an apolitical article about a song like that, but actually, it is possible and I’ve mentioned it in one of my posts above
As an Israeli, you not only know more than us, but the risk is big that you’re also much more biased than anyone else commenting in this comments section. At the risk of repeating myself, the author has given a “factual background” to the history, and then directly quoted the artists. Pretending that the factual background does not exist is at least as political as giving the factual background. Your demand for “political neutrality” boils down to silencing any reporting on Hatari.
I’m not biased… I never support Israel just because I’m Israeli
I want facts and justice, not nationalism or something like that
But you will never believe me…
But you said reporting facts were taking sides: “…East Jerusalem. The city’s status remains disputed. Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem is considered illegal under international law. Israel maintains that Jerusalem is its undivided capital.” If you’re bothered by a reporter simply writing about widely accepted facts, then I’m sorry but I have to say, it doesn’t look like you “want facts and justice”.
Not all people see it as an occupation, at all
Which is what the line “Israel maintains that Jerusalem is its undivided capital.” referred to.
Well, you know what, there are even weirdos and governments who does not recognise the existence of Israel. With your logic, the mere existence of Israel in the contest is taking sides and being political. Do you suggest that we should not have Israel in the contest?
@roy
Then what do they see it as? Those who don’t see it that way are generally the “God gave us the land” brigade. God most likely doesn’t exist, and if he did, he wasn’t a real-estate agent. You seem like a reasonable person but maybe living in the middle of a conflict zone prevents you from being objective and seeing injustice the way most of the world sees it.
You’re deluded if you think Eurovision isn’t political to some degree. If it wasn’t, we wouldn’t have countries competing musically against one another, we’d simply have them all perform, smile and call it a night. Give me a break.
As far as I understood, Roy Moreno complained only about the word OCCUPATION.
Yes, we live in a world of “alternative facts” and “newspeak”. Seemingly, an accurate use of words unfortunately cause a lot of distress for some people.
If all countries will be free to bring their political problems to ESC, green room would become a joke, or a wrestling match.
The green room is a joke and a wrestling match, and it’s fine.
I hope it’s traditional Icelandic trouser grip wrestling.
Hi Roy Moreno, The reason why you only read pro-Pal. comments here, is because all the other people who are not interested in Hatari are now listening en enjoying Arcade and other beautiful songs. They are not spending their time on this topic and are not interested in it.. 39 countries didn’t boycot or protest. Remember that. In my country, at the news, at my work and in my family nobody is speaking about Hatari, and when I mention them they say: oh those people…hey , did you hear the song of .. and then continue with their own life..… Read more »
You’re right, thanks 🙂
Alon, it is best to ignore them. Their performance at the ESC had a very dark negative energy to it ,and I find it disturbing to see such acts in the entertainment industry today. I am not surprised therefore, that such an act invokes so much negativity as can be clearly seen here in the comment section. The important thing is that many artists came to Israel and brought with them much higher vibes and positivity in the spirit of the ESC and made much more of an impact.
Please name some of the negativity you have seen in this comments section. All I see is fans rejoicing over a banging new hit. There are indeed much more disturbing things than “a dark” act in the entertainment industry, as Hatari has poignantly pointed out. But please do go ahead, and name the negative comments you’ve seen in this comment section.
You obviously never heard of industrial music given that you branded them as dark, and accused them of spreading negative energy. They didn’t invent this genre, you know, it’s nothing new. You may personally not like it but that doesn’t mean it’s bad and shouldn’t exist. Don’t listen to it, it’s that simple.
Ksenija, it’s not about the music genre, it’s about their message. Before the competition they said jews are infitrated in Europe and stuff. Under presure he took the words back, but he said and meant it.
For Hatari is is not about the westbank, it’s about the jews in general.
And about their own fame and attention, ofcourse.
Agree with you, Iris.
Dark energy they brought.
Sensitive songs, like Mahmood (2nd place!) or positive songs like many others get no attention at all.
I loveee Matthias!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m sure Israeli fans are doing just fine! It’s just the [email protected] who have been struggling…
@burrbrr
well said
Useless. If I want to listen to this kind of music, Judas Priest is the real deal, not these wannabe’s
TIL Judas Priest plays techno.
I have just one question…why we can’t write the word [email protected] to our comments???
That’s a question i’ve also been asking to myself. My guess is that it triggers some people 🙂
Amazing… p..lestine… wowo pulestine…. pelestine…
I’m tempted to change my nickname on this website to “[email protected]” as protest for this stupid comment censorship
Oop, i did it. lol.
Wooow…thats very good idea 🙂
PALESTINE <3 you can if you edit it (;
I’m in all honesty not a big fan of cheap stunts in music videos but…
The track is fire.
Woow…what I love about hatari is that their songs are very different from what we know from Eurovision…I love Hatrið mun sigra and they were one of my favourites in this Eurovision…this new song is once again something very different and I absolutely love it …of course I disagree with what they did with the [email protected] flags because Eurovision isn’t a political event…but of course I love them and their music so much 🙂
The guys even managed to wear the same outfits as their post card. Two fingers to the EL AL check-in girl?? 🙂
This was filmed in April when they went to do their postcard
Not their best (all their fans are sleeping on Odyr), but it’s as great as all their songs.
Klemens is a show. I love him.
I never cared for their act. But I will remember that Iceland was the only country to not keep quiet. Iceland is the only country this year who doesn’t have to be ashamed.
Portugal and Iceland
What did Conan do? Must’ve missed that.
It’s been rumoured that the performance used the *flag* colours, even though the Portuguese flag uses a similar colour scheme
It looks like an isis execution/beheading. picture is a very bad taste
Sure, because they have mullets, wear kimonos, corsets and fetish bdsm straps! what an open-minded bunch, i never knew.
Now you’ve got me picturing a “Queer ISIS” offshoot gaining a stronghold 😉
They should have also pulled the Pride Flag and the Trans Rights flag in this video. I’m sure that would have been very welcomed
Double standards are not cool.
#HateHasPrevailed.
The guy they are singing with is part of the lgbt community. Nothing would have happened to them if they brought those flags to the video.
Get your facts “straight”…Bashar is a part of the LGBT community…no need to pull a rainbow flag. We already know Hatari’s support for the community…their dancer often sported the flag during the ESC. Peace.
Does anyone remember how Loreen met human rights activists in Baku during her stay, and talked about the human rights violations in Azerbaijan; and how the Azeri authorities hated it. I can’t remember anyone complaining about it back then, and calling for a ban/punishment of Sweden. Double standards are not cool.
Honestly, all this talk about how the PL people are homophobic is purely orientalist and [email protected] I don’t think people in PL are more hom0phobic than say people in [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]€ment-ultra orth0d0x-j€wish communities in the 0ccupi€d t€rrit0ries. Double standards are not cool.
love your comments
@ennisol the love is reciprocal :*
Yes, watching the video, I totally couldn’t tell that they support LGBT rights, what with the clearly queer singer, the BDSM gear, and the guy strutting around in a desert in a kimono. (/snark).
I’m enjoying my #sodadream while watching this masterpiece <3
an absolute banger
This is what I love about Eurovision – becoming a fan of an act forever. This is banging!
This song is a banger!!! Waiting for their album now
This is what I love about Eurovision, that you get introduced to new artists you wouldn’t normally come across. Their beats and vibe are consistently great, I love the contrasts in the songs and the imagery in this one with the sand man is really interesting.
I respect them for the fact they have something to say and are using their platform for what I believe to be a positive purpose.
Love Hatari!
They were the most memorable act of the night. Deal with it.
They are reporting about other artists and their article from yesterday seemed pretty biased against them so I don’t think wiwibloggs likes them that much anymore.
Politics aside, this song is an absolute banger
I truly like this music collaboration. The song is great.
Who? I thought we forgot about these idiots already
yes, god forbid someone comments on the truth and propaganda that was this years eurovision
Sorry, but they won’t be forgotten that easily. Their new video hadn’t even been out for 24 hours yet and it already has almost 200k views. Not bad for an artist that only finished 10th in ESC
10th? I remember them finishing sixth, and applauding first-place-winner Norway.
Oh wait, that was from a different dimension where ESC doesn’t have this ridiculous jury system…
No one can forget them. Not even those angry Israeli people who hate them lol.
Love u Vally
Awwww, bitter much?