, yes. As Israel practises the crime of apartheid, yes. As we watch in horror and grief what is, ICJ deliberations notwithstanding, clearly the live-streamed genocide of the Palestinian people, we cannot countenance any Irish representation in a global competition that allows Israel a platform on which to “artwash” its endless war crimes.
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel , a founding member of the Palestinian-led global BDS movement, and the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate, Since the EBU refuses to ban Israel, even as it is under investigation for plausible genocide, the call is for national broadcasters to withdraw from the contest. The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has written toand the RTÉ Board, asking them to respect the Palestinian boycott call.
For almost seven months, all around this country, people have come out in their thousands to express their rejection of Israel’s mass murder, mass disabling and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. They know that there can be no equivocation at a time when Israel is being investigated for genocide. By boycotting Eurovision, RTÉ and Bambie Thug would be upholding our proud tradition of standing against South African apartheid, they would be on the right side of history.
There is an alternative to Eurovision and there is an alternative to genocide – that is freedom, justice and equality for the Palestinian people. This is a significant moment of history, and Ireland needs to make a principled stand.
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