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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
By Grinne N. Aodha

Irish deputy premier backs mooted Eurovision boycott over Israel participation

Simon Harris said ‘everybody acted too late’ on Gaza (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

Ireland’s deputy premier has said he “fully supports” a mooted boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest next year if Israel takes part.

Simon Harris said the situation in Gaza was “so appallingly grave” – mentioning a man-made famine – that he believed the decision was warranted.

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