Stalwart American tunesmith John Ondrasik, who records under the Five For Fighting moniker, has publicly called on fellow artists, specifically naming U2’s Bono, Bruce Springsteen, and Barbra Streisand, to speak out in favor of 20 year old Israeli singer Eden Golan.
Golan, a finalist in this year’s Eurovision contest, has been forced by protestors to remain in her Malmö, Sweden hotel room except when transported by armored car to the singing competition’s studio.
Ondrasik has been actively walking the talk on behalf of Israel since the Israel-Hamas War’s onset. In January 2024, he recorded and released the song “OK” directly addressing both the initial hideous assault by Hamas against Israeli citizens and the subsequent wave of antisemitic protests on college…
