From Minister slams decision to host Eurovision in Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin slams the decision to host next year’s Eurovision song contest in Tel Aviv and not the Israeli capital.
In a statement, Elkin says he is “sorry” to hear about the decision made by the Israel Public Broadcaster Kan and the European Broadcasting Union.
He says that while he is “not surprised by the position of the Europeans,” he accuses Kan of abandoning Jerusalem.
Elkin, who is running for mayor of Jerusalem, says that holding the 2019 competition in Tel Aviv represents “a missed opportunity to strengthen the status of Jerusalem in the world and contribute to the development of the city.”
He warns Kan it will “lose people” if it continues to “cut itself off from Jerusalem.”
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