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Eurovision winner Dana International, the competition’s first trans victor has a message for the boycotters: Good evening, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia. I have performed in your countries numerous times - on your stages and on television shows. I was always welcomed with warmth and love, and you sang with me "Viva La Diva", connecting to the message I brought with me: a message of equality, acceptance, human dignity, and the basic rights of every person. You know, Israel is the only country in our region that is this liberal. Tel Aviv Pride parade is one of the largest in the world. We are also the Holy Land, the land of the Bible - whose capital, Jerusalem, holds the holiest sites of the three monotheistic religions, and draws people from all around the world to pray. But we are also the land of Tel Aviv, of beaches, of some of the biggest Pride parades in the world, and of epic parties. Beyond that, we’ve been part of the Eurovision Song Contest for many years. We try our best in the competition, and sometimes we even succeed. So, explain to me how and why you have turned against us and announced your withdrawal? You no longer want us singing with you? Do you understand how violent and insulting that decision is? How much it adds only hatred and harm? A large part of the people in Israel do not agree with our government. They want a different government. You don’t punish an entire country because you disagree politically with its government. The unbearable war that went on far too long has ended. It is legitimate to criticize it and to resent how long it lasted. Nevertheless, it must not be forgotten that Israel is a country fighting for its existence, trying to balance security challenges with sanity and liberal values, things that are not well accepted in the region we live in. Hamas executes people for being gay. Almost every Eurovision winner would have been hanged in the town square in Gaza. That doesn’t justify anything, and of course we must fight for peace and reconciliation with all human beings. Announcing a withdrawal from Eurovision harms the very idea of peace, harms Israel, and harms the contest itself. I believe this decision will be reversed, and that we will all celebrate together at Eurovision with this message of equality, love, and acceptance, and with the music that brings people together. Because that is what Eurovision is truly about. Looking forward to hearing your Eurovision song, instead of declarations of boycott.

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