Dear Sirs,

We request the removal of Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest for two reasons:

a) Israel is an occupying, aggressive and apartheid state that regularly breaches the human rights of Palestinians, both Christians and Muslims, as well as many Israeli Jews.

b) Israel is not part of Europe or the European Union.

To have a country in this competition which acts outside the boundaries of international law and in breach of human rights on a regular basis, lends said country a legitimacy that it does not deserve.  When one also considers that said country is not part of Europe or the EU, one must come to conclusion that it should not be included in the 'Euro'vision contest.

If this petition is upheld, then it will add pressure to Israel to stop its illegal actions, such as the building of settlements on occupied Palestinian land and to stop its breaches of international law, including the moving of its own population into occupied territory.

If this petition is not upheld, the organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest will be sending a clear signal to the world that it accepts the illegal, aggressive and racist actions of the Israeli government.