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UK Eurovision act criticised for signing statement calling Israel an 'apartheid state' and accusing it of genocide

Sky News Thursday, 21 December 2023
Olly Alexander, the UK's new Eurovision act, has been criticised for signing a statement accusing Israel of genocide and describing it as an "apartheid state".
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