RAMALLAH: Israel hosts the Eurovision song contest this week and the thousands of visitors who come with it, but Palestinians are planning an alternative they hope draws attention to the country's occupation.
No European TV channels are expected to feature the events but they will be streamed online, with organisers encouraging people to tune in instead of watching Eurovision. She said the aim was to create an"alternative musical event that highlights the original values of Eurovision, which is inclusion and diversity".
Critics say this amounts to"pinkwashing" - seeking to use its pro-gay attitudes to downplay its occupation of Palestinian territory. Madonna has received criticism for her planned performance at Eurovision on Saturday, including a plea to cancel from the mother of a Palestinian journalist shot dead by Israeli forces during protests and clashes along the Gaza-Israel border last year.Anti-occupation NGO Breaking the Silence has also erected a billboard in Israel with the slogan"Dare to Dream of Freedom", playing on this year's Eurovision slogan"Dare to Dream".
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