Stars urge for moving Eurovision out of Israel

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Dame Vivienne Westwood, Peter Gabriel and Wolf Alice are among 50 artists who have called for the Eurovision Song Contest to be relocated from Israel.

Citing human rights concerns, they have signed an open letter urging the BBC to ask organisers to move the contest.

"Eurovision may be light entertainment, but it is not exempt from human rights considerations," they wrote.

The annual contest is due to be held in Tel Aviv in May, following Israeli singer Netta's victory in 2018.

The winning country usually hosts the following year's competition.