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Four Countries to Boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel Cleared to Compete

Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands pull out after decision not to hold vote on Israel's participation. Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands will boycott next year's Eurovision after Israel was given the all-clear to compete in the 2026 song contest despite calls by several participating broadcasters for its exclusion over the war in Gaza. No vote on Israel's participation was held on Thursday at the general assembly of the Euro…

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If Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia defend the position of their media vis-à-vis Eurovision, coherence forces further steps in this direction and suspend relations with Israel, in line with legal obligations Most European countries, through their public media, have again rewarded Israel, allowing it to participate in Eurovision 2026, while the Israeli Army continues to murder people in Gaza.This happens when the Israeli Army strength…

·Spain
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VIDEO - Following the decision of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to allow Israel to participate in the 2026 edition of Eurovision, at least four countries, including Spain, announced boycotting the competition while others, such as Belgium, had to make their choice "before Christmas".

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The apolitical nature of the Eurovision Song Contest has become definitively untenable now that the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia have...

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Eurovision in unprecedented crisis as Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia pull out after Israel retains participation and tensions over new voting rules

·Greece
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derryjournal.com broke the news in on Friday, December 5, 2025.
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