Presenter Petra Mede (back) stands on stage during the announcement of the jury points from Israel at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 in the Malmö Arena. (Photo: Jens Büttner/DPA via Reuters)
An open letter signed by 72 former Eurovision participants calls for a boycott of Israel and demands that the Israeli broadcaster Kan News be barred from participating in this month’s Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland. Addressed to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the letter accused KAN of being “complicit” in what it describes as Israel’s alleged “genocide,” “apartheid,” and “occupation.”
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