I LOVE Eurovision – the music; the international spirit of the song contest; the wonderfully excessive number of costume changes. But I cannot, in…
Israel's 20-year-old Eurovision contestant Eden Golan is pictured during an interview at her house in Tel Aviv
But rather than join the boycott, Alexander has instead centred his own feelings, prioritising his discomfort that protesters have shared, in his words, “extreme” comments in response to his decision to participate during a global boycott; comments such as those rightly pointing out that he has made himself complicit in genocide.
Speaking on The Late Late Show on RTE One, Ireland’s Bambie Thug went as far as saying that if she wasn’t participating in the contest, she would probably be taking part in the boycott. Which to me, is the epitome of the problem. Celebrities who say the right things but go no further, who will advocate for a boycott or a cause – until the moment it inconveniences them personally.
The broadcaster stated that the president had made clear that “when those who hate us seek to push aside and boycott the state of Israel from every stage, Israel must sound its voice with pride and its head high and raise its flag in every world forum”. Israel’s participation in Eurovision is, unequivocally, a political act.
I won’t centre the feelings of those participating in Eurovision over the needs of the boycott movement – not while it has already been so successful in prompting divestment and change in educational institutions and corporate entities.
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