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🗣️ “We cannot understand how European broadcasters would continue to support the State of Israel being in the Eurovision.” Emma O’Kelly of the RTÉ Trade Union Group says more broadcasters should withdraw from Eurovision after Israel was approved to compete. #VMNews

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