Palestinian musicians have called for a boycott of Eurovision over its platforming of Israel while the genocide continues in Gaza.
Speaking on the same day the contest’s semi-finals began, Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank said their culture was being destroyed in real time as millions tuned in to watch the country responsible.
Under the campaign headline #VoteJustice4Palestine, they urged those boycotting Eurovision to share online The Drone Song, a song recorded by Ahmed Abu Amsha in Gaza City that went viral last year.
Eleni Mustaklem, public relations and fundraising officer at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, told a webinar on Tuesday that Palestinians had been facing a "cultural genocide" for decades.
"It is important that we’re here today since we are taking part in one of the largest boycotts in 70 years here," she said speaking from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
