Protesters, musicians and activists are calling on RTÉ to boycott this year's Eurovision Song Contest which gets underway next week
Protesters, musicians and activists are calling on RTÉ to boycott this year's Eurovision Song Contest which gets underway next week
"Palestinian civil society and the BDS movement has called for a boycott of Eurovision while Israel is allowed to participate by the EBU," she said. "Every avenue of Palestinian culture is under attack by Israel; many artists in Gaza have been killed, cultural institutions destroyed".Commentator Keith Mills told the show he believes the protests are pointless.
Bambie Thug rehearsing in Malmo for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Image: Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU
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