Sinn Féin MLA Sinéad
Ennis MLA has supported calls for the Irish government to boycott
the 2019 Eurovision which is set to take place in
Israel.
The party’s Culture,
Arts and Sport spokesperson said this would be an opportunity to
‘shine the spotlight’ on the slaughter of the
Palestinians.
Sinéad Ennis
said:
“In recent years,
increasing numbers of major sporting, cultural and music figures
have joined calls from
the internal Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign,
not to perform in Israel.
“The 2019 Eurovision
Song Contest, which is world renowned, is set to take place in
Israel. As someone who has a great love of the competition, I am
disappointed.
“The Eurovision Song
Contest should not be used as a tool for Israel to whitewash its
daily human rights abuse, breaches of International Law through
illegal settlement building and the
murder of Palestinians in Gaza, which they have turned into an
open air prison.
“The arts, music and
indeed sport have a key role to play in sending a strong message
internationally in rejection of the brutality carried out against
Palestinians by Israeli state forces.
“The Irish government
have an opportunity shine the light on the murder of Palestinians
by boycotting the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Israel.”
