Amnesty International emphasizes the need to exclude Israel from the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest Amnesty International issued a statement, welcoming the Netherlands' decision to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 due to Israel's participation in the contest, and asked the European Radio and Television Union not to allow this regime to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. In this context, Steve Cockburn, Director of Amnesty International's European Department, said that the Netherlands' action in withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest sends a clear message that no platform should be provided to clean up the crimes of genocide, ethnic cleansing and apartheid against the Palestinians.

Amnesty International emphasizes the need to exclude Israel from the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest Amnesty International issued a statement, welcoming the Netherlands' decision to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 due to Israel's participation in the contest, and asked the European Radio and Television Union not to allow this regime to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. In this context, Steve Cockburn, Director of Amnesty International's European Department, said that the Netherlands' action in withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest sends a clear message that no platform should be provided to clean up the crimes of genocide, ethnic cleansing and apartheid against the Palestinians.