""For the third consecutive year, Israel will be celebrated onstage despite its ongoing genocide in Gaza, while Russia remains banned for its illegal invasion of Ukraine.""
""We refuse to be silent when Israel's genocidal violence soundtracks and silences Palestinian lives, when children in Israeli prisons endure beatings for humming a tune.""
""As artists, we recognise our collective agency-and the power of refusal. We refuse to be silent. We refuse to be complicit.""
""That's not neutrality. That's a choice. We've paid a price for speaking out, and we will continue to do so.""
The No Music for Genocide campaign has prompted numerous artists to withdraw their music from streaming services in Israel and call for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest. An open letter, signed by many prominent musicians, criticizes Eurovision for allowing Israel to compete while Russia is banned. The letter emphasizes the ongoing violence in Gaza and urges public broadcasters and fans to boycott until Israeli broadcaster KAN is banned. The campaign highlights the artists' refusal to remain silent about the situation in Palestine.
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