Their letter follows a number of countries and organisations lobbying for a mass boycott of the event due to Israel's place in the competition.
Hundreds of queer artists, musicians and writers have signed a letter calling for Britain's Eurovision entry Ollie Alexander to boycott this year's competition.
Israel made its debut at the contest in 1973 as the first non-European country. It was granted permission to participate as it was a member of the European Broadcast Union. "We ask you to heed the call from Palestinians and commit not to perform at Eurovision while it provides cultural cover for an ongoing genocide,"
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