Bilger Calls for Esc Boycott if Israel Is Excluded

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Written by:dpa CDU politician Steffen Bilger sees the boycott threats against Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest as an expression of a growing anti-Semitic mood in Europe and has called into question Germany's participation. "I find that if Israel is excluded, then we can no longer be there, quite clearly", said Bilger in the RTL/ntv "early start". The politician is a member of the CDU Federal Executive Board and First Parliamentary Managing …

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Steffen Bilger, parliamentary manager of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, is calling for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is no longer allowed to participate in the singing competition. "I think if Israel is excluded, then we can no longer participate, quite clearly," Bilger told broadcasters RTL and ntv. Several countries, including Spain, Ireland, Iceland, and Slovenia, had announced they would boycott the ES…