This month's protest supporting a Eurovision boycott at RTÉ. Image: Sam Boal This month's protest supporting a Eurovision boycott at RTÉ. Image: Sam Boal PROTESTERS CALLING FOR a boycott of this year’s Israel-hosted Eurovision have a record of trying to “hijack” cultural and sporting events for political reasons, Israel’s ambassador to Ireland has said.
The first suggestions that Ireland should stage a boycott of the contest sprang up on social media moments after singer Netta’s triumph in Portugal last year. “Even though some people have tried to make it one, this is not a political event. It’s a cultural event, it’s a musical event and we are expecting close to 20,000 people travelling from all across the world, especially from Europe.”
He added that “the government and the state is obliged to keep the security of Israeli citizens, and this will have to be imposed and this right will have to be maintained also during the Eurovision”.
Bullshit. Israel doesn’t get to run an apartheid state, violate international law, kill innocent people due to their religion and then pretend everything’s fine. BoycottIsrael BoycottEurovision ApartheidIsrael
Good news to see RTE not listening to those actively supporting the terrorist state of Palestine.
I fully support these protestors!! As a paid up TV licience holder I resent my money being spent on this event hosted by a state behaving like Natzis against the Palestinian people and they breach agreed treaties and ethically cleanse themfrom land for their own use!
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