Roger Waters Urges Kate Miller-Heidke To Boycott Eurovision: 'You'll Be Used By The Israeli Gov'

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters has released a video compelling Australian Eurovision contestant Kate Miller-Heidke to boycott this year's event. 

Posted on Vimeo earlier today, the video begins with Waters stating, "I believe you are the offical Australian contestant in the Eurovision contest which is supposed to be in Tel Aviv in two months time.

"This is a personal entreaty to you, to consider the possibility of standing alongside the refugees in Palestine and also the Palestinian refugees who have been living outside of Palestine for the last 70 years. 

"You, if you go to Tel Aviv and sing, will be used by the Israeli government to whitewash the occupation and it's gone on too long."

"This has to stop," Waters continues. "This boycott that was asked for, requested by Palestinian civil society back in 2006, is the most effective way of shining a light on these dark times. 

"Either you will or you won't. I hope you will. If you care about refugees, if you care about human rights, you will be the one to stand up and say, 'You know what guys, I'm not prepared to be part of this whitewash. I would love to sing for you but it's going to have to be after all the people in the holy land have equal human rights under the law.'"

Watch the clip below. 

Over 100 artists, including Waters, signed an open letter in September last year calling for a boycott if Eurovision was to be hosted in Israel.

SBS has since threatened legal action against protesters calling for the boycott for using its branding.

In a statement given to The Music, an SBS spokesperson said, “SBS respects and supports the right for people to express their views.

“SBS has been broadcasting Eurovision for 35 years and will continue to do so because of the spirit of the event in bringing people and cultures together in a celebration of diversity and inclusion through music.

“As is common practice for organisations managing and protecting their brand, SBS is in contact with this organisation about their unauthorised use of the SBS logo.”

Miller-Heidke won the inaugural Eurovision - Australia Decides competition in February, decided by a panel of experts and public voting, beating nine other contestants with her single, Zero Gravity.

The Music has reached out to Kate Miller-Heidke for comment.