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Article
November 29, 2018
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Yvonne Ridley
Supporting Palestine isn't just about heroic resistance with little more than sticks and stones in the face of one of the most technologically-advanced armies in the world. Nor is...
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Israel will loan its public broadcaster $18.8 million to help cover the production costs of the Eurovision Song Contest, despite objections by the broadcaster's CEO. Israel's Public Broadcasting Corporation...
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Israel yesterday ordered two New Zealand activists to pay 45,000 shekels ($12,000) in damages for persuading pop-star Lorde to cancel her concert in Tel Aviv. The decision was handed...
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A group of Irish celebrities have called on songwriters to boycott Eurovision 2019, which is scheduled to take place in Israel next May, reported news site Extra. According to...
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An American student has become the latest victim of Israel's law targeting supporters of the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Lara Alqasem, 22, has been held since...
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Ireland's national broadcaster "will not be sanctioning any staff members who refuse to travel to Israel for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019", according to reports by TheJournal.ie. The...
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Tel Aviv and not in Jerusalem following worldwide criticism and fear of boycotts....
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More than 100 international artists, including famous singers and musicians singed a statement called for the boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest hosted by Israel, the Guardian said. In...
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Sinn Féin has urged Irish authorities to boycott the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest scheduled to take place in Israel, in protest at the "brutality carried out against ". "In...
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Article
August 17, 2018
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Asa Winstanley
There's perhaps no greater barometer to measure the lengths to which Israel will go to defame, attack and sabotage the global movement for Palestinian rights than its attitude towards...
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The Irish Senate has voted to approve a bill that would see the country boycott goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, paving the way for...
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Sinn Féin will consider a motion this weekend calling on RTÉ and the Irish government to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest next year, which is set to be held...
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Palestinian cultural groups and journalists are urging a boycott of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest to be hosted by Israel, in a new statement published Tuesday. The statement, signed...
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Irish TV host Mike Murphy and former Eurovision winner Charlie McGettigan have "called for Ireland to boycott next year's song contest in Israel", reported the Irish Mirror. I think...
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Article
June 1, 2017
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Asa Winstanley
A long-standing question from Eurovision viewers has been, how come Israeli musicians take part in the competition when it is not even in Europe? Well, fact fans, here's the...
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Israel was represented by Imri Ziv in this year's Eurovision, in Kiev, Ukraine
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The flag of Palestine has been banned at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said. Audience members have been warned that only flags of...