11 May 2026
Ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals, in which Israel will participate, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said:
“The failure of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to suspend Israel from Eurovision, as it did with Russia, is an act of cowardice and an illustration of blatant double standards when it comes to Israel.
Songs and sequins must not be allowed to drown out or distract from Israel’s atrocities or Palestinian suffering
Agnès Callamard, Secretary General, Amnesty International
