9 Eurovision contestants urge ‚immediate Gaza ceasefire, hostage return,‘ reject boycott – UK’s Olly Alexander, who has accused Israel of ‘genocide,’ says quitting the event ‘wouldn’t bring us any closer to our shared goal’ | The Times of Israel

A group of nine participants in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest released a joint statement Friday expressing their concern over “the current situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, and particularly in Gaza, and in Israel.”
“We do not feel comfortable being silent,” they said in the statement, following calls for artists to boycott Eurovision over Israel’s participation.