Contestants from 41 countries walked an orange carpet in Tel Aviv's 'C...
TEL AVIV - Contestants from 41 countries walked an orange carpet in Tel Aviv’s “Culture Square” on Sunday for the opening ceremony of Eurovision 2019, brushing aside security concerns and calls for a pro-Palestinian boycott.
Instead of the traditional red carpet, an orange carpet, matching the logo of a company sponsoring the international song fest, was rolled out at the Tel Aviv square that houses Israel’s Habima national theater and the Israel Philharmonic. Finish DJ Darude said artists behind the scenes of the festival were “slapping high-fives and having a good time.”
BDS has called on artists and broadcasters to withdraw, saying that holding it in Tel Aviv amounted to “artwashing - whitewashing through arts” Israel’s policies towards Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.Israel has mounted a counter-campaign, rebutting BDS attacks and accusing some supporters of being anti-Semitic or having ties to militant groups such as Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, allegations BDS leaders reject.
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