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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Serbian protesters demand nation quit Eurovision over Israel’s participation

Dozens of protesters gathered outside Serbia's state broadcaster RTS in Belgrade on Tuesday, demanding the nation withdraw from the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest due to Israel's participation amid the Gaza conflict.

Waving Palestinian flags and displaying banners accusing Israel of atrocities, demonstrators urged RTS not to air the contest and called for a public boycott. "A Eurovision without Israel would mean defending the ideals that this event proclaims," a statement from the protest organisers declared.

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