Eurovision

One of the primary targets of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement over the past year was the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest that took place in Tel...

The international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement will not stop its activities despite the great efforts by the occupation authorities to pressure several countries to stop the movement...

Rim Banna, a famous Palestinian singer who translated Palestine's most moving poetry to song, passed away on March 24, 2018, at the age of 51. Rim captured the struggle...

It was the result that nobody predicted: the winner of Eurovision 2019 is… Palestine! Despite the organisers describing the Eurovision Song Contest as a non-political event, the issue of...

The Israeli organisers of this year's Eurovision feared that some of the competitors, under pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, might inject politics into their performances. In...

British band Primal Scream's frontman Bobby Gillespie has called Madonna a "total prostitute" for performing at Eurovision 2019 in Israel. Gillespie has strongly criticised the US singer for choosing...

The flag display, briefly caught on the live TV relay of the 41-country contest, marked the only "disruption" of the show

During the 1967 Six Day War, the West Bank and East Jerusalem were occupied by Israel. Fifty-two years later this brutal military occupation remains in place, with the West...

Palestinian citizens of Israel – who number around 1.8 million people and amount to just over 20 per cent of Israel's population – are often ignored by the broader...

Calls to boycott this year's Eurovision song contest have focused on Israel's brutal occupation. Mercury Prize-winning rock band Wolf Alice, for example, gave their backing by evoking images of...

The Gaza Strip is to hold its own Eurovision alternative this week in protest at Israel's hosting of the popular music competition. The "We Are Not Numbers" movement has...

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign said on Tuesday that hundreds of artists have signed a petition against Eurovision 2019, which is being held in Israel, Felesteen.ps has...

The 64th Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the Expo Tel Aviv (International Convention Center). The first Semi-Final will be held on Tuesday, 14th of May, the second Semi-Final on Thursday, 16th of May and the Grand Final will take place on Saturday, 18th of May

Members of 22 Palestine societies and groups in the UK have called for a boycott of Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest which is being held in Israel. "The student Palestine...

Palestinians perform on the ruins of a home which was bombed by Israeli warplanes in Gaza

Pop superstar Madonna today explained her decision to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel this week, saying that she will always speak up to defend human rights...

The Israeli military has instructed its forces stationed by the occupied Gaza Strip to act with greater "restraint" for the duration of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv,...

Israeli TV Channel 12 reported yesterday that half of the tickets to the Eurovision Song Contest have yet to be sold, noting that this means losses estimated at two...

A Palestinian group used a video clip one of Madonna's songs Monday to urge the superstar to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel later this week, reports Anadolu...

Israeli NGO "Breaking the Silence" has called on Eurovision goers to experience "the full picture" of Israel's occupation by taking a tour to the West Bank city of Hebron....

Palestinian artists have called on contestants taking part in Eurovision "to boycott the international music competition that Israel is hosting next week", reported Al Jazeera. According to the Palestinian...

The Israeli government ordered the military to end its strikes on the occupied Gaza Strip before the upcoming Eurovision Song Content, according to Haaretz. Citing unnamed defence officials yesterday,...

The Eurovision song contest is set to take place in Israel later this month. The Israeli government is treating the event as a major propaganda opportunity, with full support...

As 'Eurovision Song Contest 2019' banners go up across Tel Aviv, behind the glitz of the songfest is the latest manifestation of a bitter row between Israel and an...

American pop superstar Madonna will perform at this year's controversial Eurovision Song Contest, which is being held in Tel Aviv. The European Broadcasting Union confirmed that the 60-year-old singer...

Some 171 Swedish artists and celebrities have signed an open letter urging for the boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest which is scheduled to be held in Israel next month. "We,...

British band Slovo who declined offers to play in Israel has released a song highlighting Israeli apartheid and called for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song,...

France has threatened to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest, citing a disagreement over an Israeli TV show which France claims negatively depicts its contestant. The TV show – which...

Drawing on religious terminology, Israel claims to be a "light unto the nations", an example for the rest to follow. In past eras, this spin had a certain degree...

Over 60 international NGO's have added their voices in protest against the plan to hold the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv this year. They are...

Israel summons Irish Ambassador over the BDS bill

An upcoming British band has refused to enter the Eurovision Song Contest due to it being hosted in Israel this year. Confirming their decision on Twitter, the three-girl band...