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Casey Cooper-Fiske

Protesters accuse Eurovision of ‘normalisation of war crimes’ at Vienna event

Viktoria Eibensteiner, one of the protesters at the No Stage For Genocide event (Harriet Tolson/PA) -

Pro-Palestinian protesters have accused the Eurovision Song Contest of the “normalisation of war crimes” at an event in its host city Vienna.

No Stage For Genocide saw hundreds of protesters gather at the Venediger Au play park on the outskirts of Vienna to protest against Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision amid its actions in Gaza, which have led to Ireland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia all boycotting the contest.

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