The Netherlands: Withdrawal From Eurovision Must Spur the European Broadcasting Union to Suspend Israel
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Amnesty International called on the European Broadcasting Union to suspend Israel ' s participation in the European song contest 2027. It considered that the decision of the Dutch Public Broadcasting Corporation to withdraw from the competition because of Israel ' s continued participation should be an incentive to take a similar step.
The Netherlands: Withdrawal from Eurovision must spur the European Broadcasting Union to suspend Israel
Reacting to yesterday’s announcement by the Dutch public broadcasting organization, NPO, that they would not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 due to the Israel’s continued participation, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, Steve Cockburn, said: “The Dutch broadcasting body is the latest to decide not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest […]
The Netherlands will not participate in Eurovision 2027, although it had previously announced that it could return to competition. The decision comes on the basis of the controversy surrounding the participation of Israel and internal pressure on Dutch public broadcasters. In the meantime, Ireland has already confirmed that it will not compete, and in other countries a possible boycott is being discussed.
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Amnesty International has urged the European Broadcasting Union (ERU) on Wednesday to suspend Israel's participation in the Eurovision Festival, after Dutch public television broadcaster Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) announced that the Netherlands will not participate in the 2027 edition.
This decision was made due to Israel's participation.
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