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British chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has spoken out against 50 artists whose letter to the BBC last week called for moving the Eurovision Song Contest of this year from Israel to another country.
In an interview with The daily mail On Sunday, Mirvis criticized the letter and said the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement and its supporters do not advance peace.
"While peacemakers seek dialogue and common ground, the BDS movement has been pursuing a campaign of division and demonization for more than a decade," Mirvis told the newspaper, adding that " calls to move the competition of the Eurovision Song of Israel will harm Israel, and not help, the cause of peace. "
In a letter The Guardian Last Tuesday, 50 artists – including Roger Waters, musician Peter Gabriel, designer Vivienne Westwood, actress Julie Christie, writer Mike Leigh and director Ken Loach – called on the BBC to use its influence with the European Broadcasting Union to "put pressure on Eurovision be transferred to a country where crimes against … freedom are not committed. "
In response, the BBC said that she was not interested in politics and that the broadcaster would participate in Eurovision in Tel Aviv.
"The Eurovision Song Contest is not a political event and does not support any political message or political campaign," the statement said. "The competition has always supported the values of friendship, inclusion, tolerance and diversity, and we do not believe it would be appropriate to use BBC participation for political reasons.
"For this reason, we will participate in this year's event," added the public service broadcaster. "The host country is determined by the rules of competition, not by the BBC."
Amy Spiro contributed to this article.
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