Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands pull out after decision not to hold vote on Israel’s participation

Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands will boycott next year’s Eurovision after Israel was given the all-clear to compete in the 2026 song contest despite calls by several participating broadcasters for its exclusion over the war in Gaza.

No vote on Israel’s participation was held on Thursday at the general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the body that organises the hugely popular international annual singing competition.

Instead, participating broadcasters voted only to introduce new rules designed to stop governments and third parties from disproportionately promoting songs to influence voters.

  • D_C@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    The countries should all state they are ending their boycott with the statement of “we are back in, and we will definitely not be singing about how all israeli’s are murderous genocidal war mongers ;⁠-⁠);⁠-⁠). See you there.”