Israeli Artists Should Compete in Eurovision Under a Neutral Flag, Icelandic Official Suggests
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Israeli artists should compete in Eurovision under a neutral flag, Icelandic official suggests
The EBU will discuss a call from Iceland’s public broadcaster to ban Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest in its upcoming meeting of the EBU General Assembly in London.
Iceland calls for stripping Israeli symbols from Eurovision
Could Israel's Eurovision 2026 participation face a new threat? Amid international boycott calls, Iceland proposes a different approach – not removing the Israeli delegation entirely, but establishing new participation conditions that would transform any Israeli representative into an "independent participant" stripped of national symbols. This unusual initiative, published in Iceland, might force the European Broadcasting Union to make one of t…
The discussion on Israel's expulsion from Eurovision, in the shadow of the ongoing war in Gaza, which took place today at the plenary session of the European Broadcasting Union in London, ended without a decision, says a source at the corporation here. In his assessment, for now, Israel remains in the competition
Iceland, Ireland, Slovenia and Spain are exerting pressure, Belgium is threatening to withdraw - and now, for the first time, there is an open discussion on the question of Israel's continued participation in the international poetry event • Although there will be no vote, there are concerns about the future
Shortly before the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in London, the Israeli TV channel KAN announced that it would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Austria. At the same time, several other channels continue to criticise the country's participation in the competition. The chairman of the board of Icelandic broadcasting RÚV is calling for the exclusion of Israel [...]
🇮🇸 Iceland: Chairman of RÚV Board Outlines His Proposals For Israel's Participation in Eurovision
Stefán Jón Hafstein, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Icelandic broadcaster, has outlined his views on Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Following the release of meeting minutes from the board of RÚV, which show they would support the exclusion of Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest, the Chairman of the Board has outlined in more detail their concerns to the Icelandic newspaper Vísir. Writing in Vísir, Stefán Jó…
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