Gene Simmons, Sharon Osbourne, Conchita opposed to boycott of Eurovision in Israel

Public figures including Stephen Fry, Gene Simmons of the band Kiss, Sharon Osbourne, comedian Al Murray, Spanish singer/songwriter Conchita, Marina Abramović, and pop mogul Scooter Braun have signed a letter speaking out against a proposed boycott of this year’s Eurovision, which is to be held in Israel in May, the Guardian reports. Their letter states that Eurovision’s “spirit of togetherness” across the continent is “under attack by those calling to boycott Eurovision 2019 because it is being held in Israel, subverting the spirit of the contest and turning it from a tool of unity into a weapon of division”.