US EditionSerbian Protest Urges Boycott of Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's Participation
Protesters urged RTS to skip the contest and called Israel’s participation a breach of Eurovision’s apolitical rules, citing organizers’ December decision.
- On Tuesday, Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Serbian state broadcaster RTS in Belgrade, demanding the country withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest because of Israel's participation.
- Organizers decided in December to allow Israel to compete, prompting the walkout of Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia; Russia was expelled in 2022.
- Demonstrators in Belgrade waved Palestinian flags and held banners that accused Israel of atrocities in Gaza, calling on RTS to cancel the broadcast and Serbians to boycott.
- While Serbia plans to be represented by the six-member metal band Lavina, RTV Slovenia will air a Palestinian program during the contest, and RTS provided no immediate reaction.
- The Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled for May 12-16 in Vienna, strives to prioritize pop music over politics but has repeatedly faced complications from global events.
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Serbian protest urges boycott of Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation
Dozens of protesters have rallied outside the Serbian state RTS broadcaster demanding that the Balkan country pull out of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of Israel’s participation.
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Serbian protest urges boycott of Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's participation
Dozens of protesters have rallied outside the Serbian state RTS broadcaster demanding that the Balkan country pull out of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of Israel’s participation.
The groups Queer Choir of Belgrade, For Free Palestine, Occupied SKC, Faculty of Philology under blockade, Faculty of Applied Arts under blockade and the initiative Naš pRoTeSt gathered at around 7 p.m. on the plateau in front of the public service building in Takovska, to call for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Tonight, a protest is being organized in front of RTS, calling on the public service not to broadcast Eurovision and that our representative does not participate in the competition because of the participation of Izr.
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