Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have responded to activists’ demands that Israel not participate in the music contest. This was reported by TASS Referring to a comment by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The EBU noted a long history of cooperation with Israeli broadcaster Kan.
“This is a competition in which broadcasters, not governments, participate, and the Israeli broadcaster has been participating for 50 years,” the EBU said.
Additionally, the contest organizers emphasized that they wanted to maintain Eurovision’s status as “a politics-free event that unites audiences around the world through music”. The EBU also added that Israelis continue to compete in major international sports competitions.
Musicians and social activists demanded Israel’s exclusion from the Eurovision Song Contest due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. signed Finnish musicians.
In February 2022, the EBU announced the exclusion of Russian artists from the competition due to “concerns that the inclusion of Russian works in the competition would damage its reputation, in light of the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine.”
The competition will be held in 2024 in the city of Malmö in southern Sweden. It has been organized among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union since 1956.
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