A short vigil was held as people protested the decision to screen the Eurovision Song Contest, which has includes an entry from Israel
Supporters of the Dumfries and Galloway Palestine Solidarity Campaign staged a peaceful demonstration outside the BBC office at Queen of the South’s football stadium on Saturday.
Around 20 people gathered around the Robert Burns statue in Dumfries town centre before making the walk to the media centre.Speaking afterwards, campaign secretary of the Dumfries and Galloway Solidarity Campaign, Jeanette Abendstern, called on the BBC “to find its moral compass” and reverse the decision to broadcast this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
She said: “I think it’s outrageous and displays such blatant double standards – they had no problems with stopping Russia from taking part.”
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