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Eurovision exposes ethical erosion
TEHRAN – The European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) decision to allow Israel into the 2026 Eurovision contest has triggered a wave of condemnation. The Swiss winner of 2024 announced they would return their trophy, arguing that Eurovision’s stated values of “unity, inclusion and dignity for all” are fundamentally at odds with Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
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2024-05-10 12:52
photo: AP
Thousands march in Sweden’s Malmo against Israel’s Eurovision participation
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in the Swedish port city of Malmo against Israel’s participation in the pan-continental Eurovision Song Contest. Contest organisers, who say the event should be nonpolitical, resisted calls to exclude Israel over its war on Gaza.