US EditionEurovision Organizers Said to Recommend Israel Withdraw or Perform without Flag
The European Broadcasting Union faces political pressure over Israel's participation in Eurovision 2026, with proposals including a neutral flag performance or temporary withdrawal to ease controversy.
- Eurovision organizers privately suggested Israel temporarily withdraw or perform under a neutral flag at the 2026 contest to avoid disqualification.
- This proposal followed intensified calls to exclude Israel amid ongoing backlash after the 2023 Gaza war triggered by Hamas’s October 7 massacre.
- Officials proposed Israel’s public broadcaster distance itself from government policies, but sources near the broadcaster said such a statement is extremely unlikely.
- Israel placed second in Eurovision 2025 with 297 public points despite controversy, while several countries confirmed plans to boycott if Israel participates next year.
- A December vote in Geneva will decide Israel’s participation status, with some fearing a suspension could set a precedent leading to permanent exclusion.
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Eurovision organizers said to recommend Israel withdraw or perform without flag
Unofficial suggestion made for Kan public broadcaster to release statement condemning government, IDF in order to avoid Israel being ousted in December broadcasters’ union meeting The post Eurovision organizers said to recommend Israel withdraw or perform without flag appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
Israel pressured to drop out of 2026 Eurovision
A vote on barring Israel from the song contest over the war in Gaza is set for December. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News People connected to the Eurovision Song Contest have unofficially asked Israeli representatives to pull out from the 2026 event, Ynet Global reported Sunday. The private request was framed as a one-year-only withdrawal to save Jerusalem from a “humiliating disqualification” at a December vote on Israel’s participation, a…
Eurovision officials tell Israel resign or fly neutral flag – or be banned…
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Eurovision's music competition, the 2026 edition, is in a delicate situation, due to the threats of many States participating in the withdrawal, where Israel's participation is maintained. And this is due to the Gaza War. Press...
Eurovision officials tell Israel resign or fly neutral flag - or be banned
European officials involved in organising the Eurovision Song Contest ‘unofficially’ told Israeli representatives that they need to ‘temporarily’ withdraw from the competition or else perform under a neutral flag as outrage spreads of over Israel’s participation ahead of a December vote in Geneva on whether the coloniser will be allowed to participate in next year’s contest. Eurovision tells Israel to sort it out The messages come after Irish br…
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