“Human rights are not a competition”

On Thursday afternoon, it was known that Spain, finally, would not participate in the next match Eurovision Song Contest. Thus, after the European Broadcasting Union’s decision to allow Israel to participate, RTVE carried out its threat and withdrew from the competition. The decision that was … Accompanied by the non-broadcast of the semi-final or final match, this caused a whole series of reactions among European fans but also among well-known faces such as Sylvia Inxtorondopresenter of the “La Hora 1” program, who spoke on Friday, one day after Spain’s “layoff”, spoke categorically about it.

As expected, “La Hora 1” included among its issues RTVE’s decision not to participate in the film Eurovision Song Contest. So, Silvia Intexorundo To support the General Body’s decision he delivered a resounding speech.

The presenter of the “La Hora 1” program began by saying: “We will show you in these pictures what Israel does not want us to see, because if we simply show you Israel’s performance, there will be those who think, well, we are simply talking about a song.” “But while Israel sings and whitens its image EurovisionWhat is happening on the ground is what you see on your screen on the left: hunger, misery, military attack and mass killing. Israel has killed more than 70,000 people in the past two years alone. A large portion of them were very young children, and it surrounded the hospitals, turning the Gaza Strip into a prison where you could only attack and could not get out.” Silvia Intexorundo Which continued its “attack” on Israeli participation.

“What you see on your screen split in two is what we’re really talking about, whether Israel should be allowed to act and sing with the utmost absolute normality in the world.” Eurovision“They are showing it on their screen, while it is so far attacking the West Bank and Gaza Strip with a ceasefire,” noted the journalist from “La Hora 1,” who continued her speech in support of the decision taken by him. Spain.

“This is the divided reality we face. RTVE said they don’t want to see just the song’s visuals, they need to see both. Under these circumstances, Eurovision does not allow this, because Israel is being whitewashed. We have to know that decisions affect us too. Our country is leaving Eurovision Song Contest With the very clear argument that human rights are not a competition. He added: “Israel has not stopped killing Palestinians throughout these years.” Silvia Intexorundo In front of La 1 cameras.