AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Eurovision organizers have dismissed as “speculation” reports of political tensions over Israel’s hosting of the song contest next year.
The organizers said this week in an email to JTA that they are finalizing the event with Israeli officials.
They declined to explain why on Tuesday, they warned followers of the official Eurovision Twitter account not to book flights to Israel “just yet” and instead “keep an eye out for announcements on our official channels.”
“We have no more to say on the matter at this time,” organizers wrote in the email in response to a question on the unusual …read more
Source: JTA
