Despite the violence in the Gaza strip: The song Contest heavily protected? Nothing to note

Song contest The 64th Eurovision song contest, that is about a week to start in the Israeli Tel Aviv, is overshadowed by the recent bombings in the Gaza strip. According to Jasper Van Biesen of the contest.be, that everything is spot on, the foot follows, there seems to be heavy security or increased vigilance, however, not the case. "No problem."

The outbursts of violence between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza strip resulted in last Saturday for a pre-parties of the Contest in Modes'in - a city on the West Bank, yet Israeli conflict zone - preventive cancelled had to be. The rehearsals in Tel Aviv, which is less than 60 kilometers from the Gaza strip is located, go this week simply by and also to the planning for the live shows itself is not doctored. "Safety and security are always very important for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU, the organizer of the festival, red.)", said a spokesman at 'The Jerusalem Post'. Still, there is, according to Jasper Van Biesen of the contest.be, that on-the-spot reports, of extreme security. Let alone that there is at all a word about the situation is incident. "Everything goes here are regular routine. We have, through the Belgian media need to learn that there is bombing going on. About the conflict silent Israel in all languages."