Public figures including entertainers Stephen Fry and Marina Avramovic, media personality Sharon Osbourne and promoter Scooter Braun are among more than 100 people who have signed a letter by the Creative Community for Peace, speaking out against calls for a boycott of next month's Eurovision song contest because it is being held in Tel Aviv.

The letter states “While we all may have differing opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the best path to peace, we all agree that a cultural boycott is not the answer.”