A senior Palestinian leader has asked Eurovision organizers to reverse a ban on the Palestinian flag at this year’s edition of the song contest in Stockholm, which starts on May 10.
Saeb Erakat, second-in-command of the Palestine Liberation Organization, called the decision “totally biased and unacceptable,” in a letter to Jean-Paul Philippot, head of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Deutsche Welle reported.
“We call upon you to immediately revoke this shameful decision,” Erekat wrote. Palestinian statehood is recognized by 138 countries.
The EBU’s list of banned flags was published online last week. Among them were the flags of Northern Cyprus, Kosovo, Spain’s Basque …read more
Source: European Voice
