RTE said Eurovision is a non-political contest designed to unite audiences.
The Irish national broadcaster has stood by a decision to participate in this year’s Eurovision as demonstrators protested outside RTE’s main studios.
Organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign , the protesters said Eurovision was “actively ‘artwashing’ Israel’s war crimes”. “We say the opposite. It’s vital to exclude the genocidal apartheid state of Israel from this global cultural platform.” “37 nations including Ireland will take part in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. RTE is not aware of any participating Public Service Broadcaster who is planning to boycott the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.”
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