RAMALLAH, Monday, February 26, 2024 (WAFA) – American singer Melanie Martinez has said that she 'fully supports Palestine' in a comment she made on her social media platform.
This came when a user asked the 28-year-old singer on a post she made on Instagram if she signed a letter to include Israel in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
“No, i never signed anything, & I do not support any Zionist bullshit," she said. "I am in full support of Palestine.”
"If people ever use my name without my knowledge, please send me screenshots in DM’s so I can have my team tell them to take it down," she stressed.
The "Dollhouse" singer is among the dozens of Hollywood celebrities who signed an open letter addressed to the President of the United States Joe Biden, urging for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The letter, titled ‘Artists 4 Ceasefire', which was signed by a lot of singers, actors, comedians and public figures in Hollywood, urged Biden's administration to 'call for and facilitate a ceasefire without delay – an end to the bombing of Gaza.'
Meanwhile, over a thousand singers from Sweden, which is this year's Eurovision host country, have signed an open letter calling for Israel to be excluded from this year’s edition of the song contest over its “brutal warfare in Gaza”.
The letter, which was published in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, said that by allowing Israel to participate, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) “is exhibiting a remarkable double standard that undermines the organization’s credibility”.
“The fact that countries that place themselves above humanitarian law are welcomed to participate in international cultural events trivializes violations of international law and makes the suffering of the victims invisible,” says the letter, published late on Monday.
Signatories include internationally known and successful artists such as singers Robyn and Fever Ray, folk duo First Aid Kit, and former Swedish Eurovision contestants such as Eric Saade and Malena Ernman, the mezzo-soprano opera singer who is also the mother of climate activist Greta Thunberg.
The letter comes after a similar petition signed by about 1,400 artists from Finland and Iceland who also called for Israel to be excluded from the song contest, which will be held in Malmö from 7 to 11 May.
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