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Austria may cancel hosting Eurovision 2026 if Israel is boycotted, amid threats from several countries to skip the contest over Israel’s participation, with a key vote in November.
- Chancellor Christian Stocker is urging the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation and the city of Vienna to cancel hosting next year if Israel is excluded, with senior Austrian People’s Party members backing an ORF refusal.
- Members of the European Broadcasting Union will vote in November on whether KAN, Israeli public broadcaster, should participate as Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Iceland threaten boycotts due to the war in Gaza.
- If Austrian Broadcasting Corporation pulls out, it could owe up to 40 million euros, or roughly $46 million, while Michael Ludwig, Mayor of Vienna, and Roland Weißmann, ORF Director-General, support Israel's participation.
- Talks of Austria canceling follow German Chancellor Friedrich Merz saying Sunday Germany would skip the contest if Israel is boycotted and he would `support` voluntary withdrawal.
- Austria's right-wing government faces increased pressure this year to exclude Israel, while Beate Meinl-Reisinger warned banning Israel would deepen EBU divisions without easing Gaza's crisis.
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The government of Chancellor Christian Stocker urges the ORF to cancel as a judge if Israel is excluded from the ESC. Previously, Chancellor Friedrich Merz had made a clear statement.
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Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker has announced that Austria will not host the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is expelled. If this happens, national broadcaster ORF could face a fine of up to 40 million euros.
Austria may withdraw from hosting Eurovision 2026 if Israel is excluded - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The chancellor of Austria is pressuring its public broadcaster and the city of Vienna not to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is excluded. The potential withdrawal from hosting the competition comes as several countries, including Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Iceland, have announced they will not participate in next year’s competition if Israel is included due to the war in Gaza. Unlike those countries, Austria…
Senior Austrian Officials Demand Withdrawal From Hosting 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel Banned: Report
Israel’s representative to the Eurovision Song Contest, Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the deadly Oct. 7 2023, attack by Hamas on the Nova festival in Israel’s south, holds an Israeli flag in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on Jan. 23, 2025. Photo: “The Rising Star,” Channel Keshet 12/Handout via REUTERS Senior members of Austria’s ruling party, the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), want the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) to refuse to…
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