Kaja Kallas, Senior EU Official Stands by Israel: “Boycotting Eurovision Is the Wrong Step”
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While some European countries threaten to boycott Eurovision, Kaja Kallas, a senior EU official, expresses clear support for Israel, stressing that a boycott is a mistake.
The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Kaja Kallas, addressed this week the statements made by Slovenia, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Spain and clarified that measures such as boycotting Eurovision 2026 to protest Israel’s military actions in Gaza are a mistake that will not achieve their intended purpose.
"All these measures, which in practice aim to punish the people of Israel, in my view are misguided, and we do not support them".
She said.
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Despite her statement, the European Union has introduced a series of measures against Israel, including sanctions on what it described as "extremist ministers in the government", notably Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, as well as the revocation of customs benefits for Israeli products. In her remarks, Kallas emphasized that the goal is to...
