Israel's contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest, Noam Bettan, has said he was surprised by protests that disrupted his semi-final performance. Several audience members - including one with "Free Palestine" written across his chest - were removed from Vienna's Wiener Stadthalle on Tuesday night after chants of "stop the genocide" were heard during the song. Israel's presence at Eurovision has been contentious since the start of the war in Gaza in 2023. The public broadcasters of five