(Mail on Sunday-UK) Chris Hastings - Britain's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said Sunday, "Whereas peacemakers seek dialogue and common ground, for more than a decade the BDS movement has pursued a campaign of division and demonization. Calls for the Eurovision Song Contest to be moved from Israel will ultimately harm, and not help, the cause of peace. I call upon those advocating for BDS to turn their efforts towards collaboration and reconciliation." Israel won the right to host this year's event, due to take place in May, because it won last year with Netta Barzilai.
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