{"id":5565,"date":"2025-02-03T11:05:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T09:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sumud.fi\/?p=5565"},"modified":"2025-06-04T08:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T05:24:17","slug":"boycott-israel-in-eurovision-petition-to-yle-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sumud.fi\/en\/boycott-israel-in-eurovision-petition-to-yle-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Boycott Israel in Eurovision! Petition to Yle for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
Sign a public petition here<\/strong><\/span>!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Sign the music and culture industry petition here<\/strong><\/span>!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

We, the undersigned, appeal to Yle to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Demand that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) exclude Israel from Eurovision.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Boycott the competition and refrain from sending the UMK winner to Eurovision 2025 if the EBU allows Israel\u2019s participation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    It goes against our values to allow a state guilty of genocide and occupation policies to use a prominent cultural event to improve its image under the guise of music. By participating alongside Israel, other countries implicitly endorse its actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In 2022, Yle led the call for Russia\u2019s exclusion from Eurovision, and we expect similar accountability from Yle now. Failing to act would signal double standards. By urging the EBU to take action and boycotting the competition if Israel participates, Yle would align with its own strategy, which emphasizes responsibility in its operations and expects the same from its partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In 2024, the responsibility for the participation decision was left to the UMK winner. We do not want this to happen again in 2025 and demand that Yle take responsibility in this matter.

    The petition has been initiated by Sumud \u2013 the Finnish Palestine Network. It will be submitted to Yle via email.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n