The National Security Council issued a set of directives on Thursday for Israelis travelling to the Eurovision Song Contest, which is set to be held in Basel, Switzerland.
Israelis were warned to conceal Jewish or Israeli symbols and stay away from protests, among other directives.
The NSC's directives come two days after 70 former Eurovision participants penned an open letter demanding that Israel's representative to the competition, Yuval Raphael, not be allowed to take part. The letter was posted on artistsforpalestine.org.uk.
Of the 70, over 30 of the artists come from Iceland alone.
“Kan is complicit in Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza and the decades-long regime of apartheid and military occupation against the entire Palestinian people,” the letter read.
Israeli delegation preparing for the show
Also on Tuesday, the Israeli representative had her first rehearsal for her song, “New Day Will Rise,” written by Keren Peles.
Accompanying Raphael to the competition in Switzerland will be survivors of the October 7 attacks. Raphael, who is a survivor of the Nova massacre herself, lay buried under bodies of her murdered friends, pretending to be dead as Hamas terrorists stormed in during that dark Saturday.
The survivors accompanying Raphael are afraid to reveal their names for safety and security reasons, and are not an official part of the delegation.
It was also reported late last month that Palestinian flags will be permitted to be woven during the competition, according to Eurovision organizers.
Hannah Brown and Walla! contributed to this report.