AVROTROS HAS Stated that it has Received Many Hundreds of Reactions to the Decision Not to Participate in the Eurovision Song Contest Next Year If Israel is Allowed to Participate. Among Dutch Eurovision Winners, Opinions are divided.
The Broadcaster Made the Decision because of the war in Gaza. “Avrotros Can No Longer Justify Israel’s Participation in the Current Situation, Given the Ongoing and Serious Human Suffering in Gaza,” The Broadcaster Said on Friday.
There would also have leg interference from the Israeli Government Dooring the Edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. “The event was used as a political instrument. That goes against the apolitical nature of the Eurovision Song contest.”
The Decision of Avrotros LED to Many Reactions. Accordance to the broadcaster, the “Vast Majority” Said They Supported the Choice. “The Word ‘Finally’ was Used A Lot In The Reactions,” A Spokesperson for Avrotros Told Press Agency ANP . “Here and there” negative reactions also came in.
The NPO Has Announced That It Supports the Choice of Avrotros. The Netherlands Will Therefore Not Participate via Another Broadcaster. If organizer ebu decides to keep Israel out of the Eurovision Song Contest, The Netherlands Can Still Participate. The Same Applies to Slovenia, Iceland and Ireland, Who Take a Similar Position.
‘War and Music Should Stay Far Apart’
Dutch Former winners are not happy about the course of events. Lenny Kuhr, Who was one of the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 with the song Troubadour , Says She is “Sad and Angry” about the Decision of Avrotros.
Kuhr Believes That the Broadcaster is making the festival political with this decision. “You have to touch People’s Hearts With Music,” Said the 75-Year-old Singer in the NOS Radio Program with a view to tomorrow . Kuhr Herself Has Family in Israel and Her Grandson Serves in The Israeli Army.
Getty Kaspers Calls It “Just A Bummer” That the Event is Already Dominated Half A Year in Advance by Discussions About Israel’s Participation. The Singer, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1975 with ding-a-dong , Believes that “War and Music Should Stay Far Apart”. “Music should be about positivity, about together’sness and not about war and having each other,” Says Kaspers.