Austrian Eurovision winner JJ, also known as Johannes Pietsch, has called for Israel to be excluded from next year's competition due to the ongoing Gaza conflict. He voiced disappointment over Israel's participation in this year’s event and highlighted protests from pro-Palestinian activists. While JJ's comments on Israel stirred backlash in Austria, he emphasized the need for transparency in voting events. He shared that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez aligns with the call for exclusion stating that double standards in culture cannot be allowed, particularly given the circumstances surrounding Israeli competitor Yuval Raphael.
I would like next year's Eurovision to take place in Vienna without Israel, he added. But the ball is in the court of the organiser, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)...
This year, everything happened in a very strange way... The singer faced a backlash over his comments in Austria, one of Israel's staunchest supporters in Europe.
We cannot allow double standards in culture... Israeli singer Yuval Raphael was propelled into second place after surviving the attack on the music festival.
JJ called for greater transparency regarding the public vote, after Israeli singer Yuval Raphael was propelled into second place.
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