“WE used to have small parties me and my partner. Particularly the older Eurovision contests with all the quirky acts, you’d be laughing along…
“WE used to have small parties me and my partner. Particularly the older Eurovision contests with all the quirky acts, you’d be laughing along with them.”
“But we’re giving the green light to Israel that they are part of everyday life and that is unacceptable to me because it re-enforces a huge inequality for Palestinians.”Eurovision bills itself as a non-political event and organisers have thus far resisted calls to remove Israel from the competition. However, Russia was barred in 2022 after it invaded Ukraine.
“The song contest is a music event organised and co-produced by 37 public broadcasters, it’s not a competition between nations or governments. Junnor however added: “The hypocrisy of denying Russia access when they’re waging war in Ukraine is blatant and deeply offensive to those who believe in equal rights.”For Eurovision expert Dr Paul Jordan, who published his PhD on the competition and has worked behind the scenes, boycotting isn’t necessarily going to have an impact.“No country has withdrawn. People are boycotting and not watching but I don’t know how effective that’s going to be.
Despite Jordan’s reservations about the boycott, he admits organisers have tied themselves up in knots somewhat with its “non-political stance”. “We also extend our solidarity to the tens of thousands protesting on the streets of Malmo and rejecting the normalisation of the genocidal state.”
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