The executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, Martin Green, has dismissed calls to boycott Israel and maintain the contest's principle of neutrality. The calls to ban Israel from the event stem from discontent over Israel's actions in Gaza. Green emphasized that Eurovision is a competition between public broadcasters, not nations, and should not be used for political sanctions. Israel has announced its representative for the contest, Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre. Debates over Israel's involvement in the contest have been ongoing, but the European Broadcasting Union has confirmed Israel's participation.