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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Isobel Lewis

BBC urged to drop UK Eurovision entrant Olly Alexander for accusing Israel of being ‘apartheid state’

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The UK’s Eurovision 2024 entry Olly Alexander signed a letter referring to fellow competing nation Israel as an “apartheid regime”, it has been revealed.

On Saturday (16 December), the Years and Years singer was announced as the UK’s representative in Malmö, Sweden. However, his selection has sparked controversy after Alexander signed a letter from an LGBT+ organisation hitting out at Israel and “Zionist propaganda” amid the war with Hamas.

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