Athyglin sem Hatari hefur vakið í tengslum við þátttöku sína í Eurovision er nánast óviðjafnanleg í íslenskri Euruvisionsögu, en á meðan keppnin stóð yfir í gær var tíst um framlag Íslands hátt í 100.000 sinnum.
Atriði Hatara vakti strax athygli og komið var í ljós að Ísland myndi senda það til Tel Aviv og hafa liðsmenn hljómsveitarinnar ekki síður vakið athygli með framkomu sinni þar ytra.
Það ætlaði svo allt um koll að keyra þegar Hatarar veifuðu borða með fána Palestínu í beinni útsendingu þegar stig Íslands úr símakosningunni voru tilkynnt. Sitt fannst hverjum um Hatara og gjörninginn, eins og sjá mátti á Twitter.
Me with my friends in front of my mum
— Gerry Stergiopoulos (@GerryGreek) 18 May 2019
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Me with my friends on a night out...
#dnk #Iceland #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/deaXXJChH1
I’m dying #Eurovision #Iceland #hatari pic.twitter.com/5jg1jOawB6
— ира ты жи дэвущка (@darth_teufus) 19 May 2019
Everyone when #iceland came on #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/b8pi4VFN37
— sofia 🖤 (@sofia75562478) 18 May 2019
HOLY #iceland WAVING A PALESTINE FLAG IN ISRAEL? WINNER OF MY HEART. #Eurovision
— Marinilla5 (@Marinilla57) 19 May 2019
literally dying rn pic.twitter.com/rg6Rif9y6b
Turns out only one country was brave enough to step up to oppression. The rest just performed their little circus act, like clowns. #iceland, you rock! 🖤 https://t.co/J1eZfVAvKp
— Ben Van Alboom 🐬🍭 (@fakerholic) 19 May 2019
Iceland. Fucking hell.
— Elizabeth Pascoe (@ElizabethPasco6) 18 May 2019
They show up in bondage gear, wave LGBT flags at every opportunity and then unfurl a Palestine flag when the public vote is announced. 12 points.#Eurovision #Iceland #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/l1g8KARxOY
Congrats #Iceland for your brave statement at the #EurovisionSongContest! It needs people like you to change the world. Even though I don't like your music, I highly respect your move yesterday! You don't need to be against Israel to show your commitment with Palestine!
— Alma🇪🇺🌍🏳️🌈 (@AlmiVanJogi) 19 May 2019
🇵🇸❤️🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/bs5g0Mn5NJ
So basically#Eurovision #Iceland pic.twitter.com/BqdlWEqc7S
— Meša 🇧🇦 (@gasi_mjesalicu) 19 May 2019
By far the best thing about this year's #Eurovision is #Iceland doing a batshit crazy song then trolling the hosts with this. Bravo Hatari, bravo 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/BJYTra9Uwk
— Adam Stirling (@thewaywardsoul) 18 May 2019
I've seen reports saying this might be #Iceland's last #Eurovision. What a way to f*cking go.#HatriðMunSigra #TolfSig #FreePalestine
— 🇮🇸 Geoffery Crescent 🇮🇸 (@Lady_Geoffery) 19 May 2019