Activists hold placards calling for the boycott of Eurovision along Israel's controversial separation barrier, which divides the West Bank from Jerusalem, during the 7th International Palestine Marathon in the biblical town of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on 22 March 2019.
Last year's winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, Netta Barzilai of Israel, takes part at the"Orange Carpet" opening ceremony of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 12, 2019. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions has long been calling on artists and broadcasters to withdraw from the contest, saying the country is using the event to whitewash a brutal apartheid regime.
Many musicians, including Sinead O'Connor, Elvis Costello, Andy Irvine, Paul Brady, Roger Waters and Lorde, also joined the call to boycott performances in Israel.Peace activists protest before the presentation of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest participants in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 12, 2019. Over the weekend, a surge of violence led to the deaths of at least 25 Palestinians and four Israelis.
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