US EditionMerz "Support" Israel's Participation in Eurovision: "There's a Place There"
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The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, admitted that if Israel was excluded from the Song Eurovision Festival, Germany will celebrate the next edition of the event and will not participate. Asked during an interview with the ARD issue on Sunday, if Germany should voluntarily withdraw from the largest music event if Israel is excluded, Friedrich Merz said: "I would support. I think it is a scandal that this is discussed. Israel has a place there.…
Is Germany taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 or not? This question has become virulent in recent days, because high-ranking politicians of the CDU, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz, demand that Germany should not participate in the ESC in Vienna in the event of an exclusion from Israel either – and from the ARD there are currently [...]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called it a "scandal" that Israel's involvement was being "discussed at all."
German Chancellor Merz announced that his country would not participate in Eurovision if Israel did not participate. Merz claimed that the request to exclude Israel from the contest was scandalous.
Eurovision at war: German chancellor calls on the nation to QUIT the singing contest if Israel is excluded after countries including Spain and Ireland threatened boycott over their war in Gaza
… results prompted broadcasters from Spain, Iceland, Belgium, Finland, and Ireland to either request … while Australia and France have confirmed they would not withdraw over Israel… Russia was banned from Eurovision after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine …
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