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Iceland Joins ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel
The Icelandic government has decided to participate in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, brought before the International Court of Justice. The Ministry of Judicial Affairs announced the news online, March 11. In late 2023, South Africa brought a case before the…
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Björk, Páll Óskar, Sigur Rós Voice Israel Boycott
The board of RÚV is currently contemplating whether Iceland should participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, after the European Broadcasting Union voted on December 4 to allow Israel to compete. Chairman of the RÚV’s board Stefán Jón Hafstein described the decision as…
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Björk Expresses Support To Icelandic Citizen Kidnapped By Israel
On Wednesday, October 8, internationally renowned artist Björk expressed her support for Magga Stína, who was kidnapped by the Israeli Army in international waters. Margrét Kristín Blöndal — Magga Stína — was onboard the Freedom Flotilla Conscience which was intercepted by Israeli authorities in…
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Björk’s Music Made Inaccessible In Israel
Icelandic artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir has removed her music from streaming platforms in Israel, Vísir reported on September 22 citing Israeli media. According to a report by the Times of Israel, Björk’s music is unavailable on key streaming platforms Spotify and Apple Music. In…
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Minister Of Foreign Affairs Attends UN Meeting On Palestine
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, is in New York City attending a meeting focused on the potential of a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel, hosted by the United Nations. Among other events, the Foreign Minister will participate in…
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Foreign Minister Thinks Israel’s Eurovision Participation Should Be Examined
Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir believes that Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest should be scrutinised, RÚV reports. According to Þorgerður’s claim, the final decision is in the hands of the European Broadcasting Union, which managed the competition. The…
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Former Eurovision Contestants Call For Israel’s Exclusion From The Contest
A group of more than 30 Icelandic Eurovision participants have joined dozens of artists from 13 countries in calling on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to exclude Israel from the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. The open letter, published yesterday by the organisation…
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National Handball Team Calls For Boycotting Israeli Sports Participation Following Win
The Iceland women’s national handball team has issued a statement encouraging Icelandic sports authorities to bar Israeli teams from participating in international tournaments. The statement was published on the team’s official fan Facebook page on April 11, following the Icelandic team’s 31-to-21…
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It’s Time To Shake The World: Inside the Free Palestine Movement in Iceland
“The whole world knows we have been under occupation for more than 70 years — after a few days will be 76 years under occupation,” says Naji Asar, a Palestinian refugee living in Reykjavík. He’s referring to the anniversary of al Nakba…
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Icelandic Artists Participating In Nordic Eurovision Boycott Initiative
A social media campaign protesting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest was launched by a grassroots group of Nordic artists Thursday evening. Called EurovisiOFF, the campaign calls for a full boycott of the annual song contest, including the semi-final broadcasts on May 7…
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72 Individuals On Their Way To Iceland From Gaza
Following an Icelandic delegation‘s efforts in Egypt, 72 individuals from Gaza were granted residence permits in Iceland on the basis of family reunification. They are currently in Cairo, awaiting their onward journey to Iceland. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a…
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Call For National Broadcaster To Take Stand Against Israel Participation In Eurovision
The board of the Icelandic Society of Authors and Composers (FTT) is publicly urging Iceland’s national broadcaster RÚV to withdraw from the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is banned from participating. In a statement addressed to RÚV General Director Stefán Eiríksson…
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Icelandic Artists For Palestine Call For Iceland Noir Boycott
A group of 67 Icelandic writers and artists have signed an open letter boycotting the Iceland Noir literary festival that is happening right now in Reyjkavík. The reason is the inclusion of former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton as a…
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Government To Bring Icelanders Home From Israel
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, announced on October 8 that a decision had been made to charter an Icelandair plane to pick up the Icelandic group in Tel Aviv due to the ongoing war in Israel and Palestine, reports…
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Iceland’s Eurovision Host Accused Of ‘Political Propaganda’ By Centre Party MP
Gísli Marteinn Baldursson, a broadcaster at RÚV and long-time host of the Eurovision Song Contest, made some remarks during last night’s performance that has drawn the ire of an MP for the Centre Party. Just before Israel’s Eurovision act, Eden Alene, was…
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VIDEO: Demonstrators Show Solidarity With Palestine At Summit Meeting
Some 60 people gathered in front of Harpa Concert Hall this morning, where US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will meet with Iceland’s Foreign Minister Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, as demonstrators show their solidarity with Palestine. Attendees included Efling chair Solveig Anna Jónsdóttir…
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Foreign Minister Rules Out Boycotting Israel Over Gaza Attacks
At the time of this writing, nearly 200 Palestinians, including 58 children, have been killed by Israeli bombardments of Gaza, while ten Israelis have been killed by rocket fire from Hamas. On Saturday, Israeli forces leveled a building housing the Associated Press,…
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Foreign Minister, Leading Coalition Party Condemn Israel’s Attacks On Palestinians
Attacks on Gaza have intensified, with Israeli air strikes so far killing 119 Palestinians, including 31 children, and Israeli troops have amassed on the border, while rockets fired from Gaza have thus far killed seven people, including one child. Meanwhile, evictions of…
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Two Icelanders Arrested By Israeli Forces While Helping With Olive Harvest, Later Released
Two Icelandic women, former Reykjavík City Councilperson Björk Vilhelmsdóttir and Tinna Eyberg, were taken into custody by Israeli forces while picking olives in Palestine for the International Women’s Peace Service. They were released less than two hours later. Sveinn Rúnar Hauksson, Björk’s…
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Icelandic Public Broadcasting Fined For Hatari’s Palestinian Flag Statement
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has decided to fine Icelandic public broadcasting (RÚV) €5,000 for Hatari’s displaying of the Palestinian flag during the live broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest last May, RÚV reports. RÚV has issued a statement objecting to the…
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Response To Hatari’s Performance At Eurovision Swift, Drawing Praise And Condemnation
Last Saturday, anti-capitalist BDSM technocore art rockers Hatari finished in 10th place at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Tel Aviv, but it was not their song, ‘Hatrið Mun Sigra’, which elicited the strongest response—rather, it was their displaying scarves stylised after…
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Hatari And Madonna Show Palestinian Flags At Eurovision In Tel Aviv
Eurovision—the ostensibly apolitical international song contest that is anything but—came to its finale tonight in Tel Aviv. It was won this year by Duncan Laurence from The Netherlands. Much of the post-show conversation, however, has been about Iceland’s Hatari, who revealed Palestinian…
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Eurovisions: Hatari, Israel and Allyship
Since their formation in 2015, Hatari—an anti-capitalist synth-techno band comprising core members Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson, Klemens Hannigan and Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, alongside numerous contributors—have provoked, excited, and defied expectations. Their live shows come replete with theatrical staging, gothic-industrial aesthetics and BDSM overtones,…