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Monday, April 29, 2019
Israeli Eurovision champ says boycott calls spread ‘darkness’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsraeli Eurovision champion Netta Barzilai says that calls to boycott this year’s event in Tel Aviv are “spreading darkness.”
Barzilai tells a group of foreign journalists that the Eurovision was established in the wake of World War II to heal a torn continent by being a “festival of light.”
She says: “For people to boycott light is spreading darkness.”
The singer’s win with the catchy pop anthem “Toy” earned Israel the honor of hosting the 2019 Eurovision competition next month.
But supporters of the BDS movement, a Palestinian-led campaign advocating boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel, have been calling on artists to pull out of this year’s contest because of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians.
— Agencies
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