US EditionTV Slovenija Threatens Eurovision Boycott Unless Israel Issues Resolved
- RTV Slovenija, under the leadership of Ksenija Horvat, has warned that it may pull out of upcoming Eurovision contests if the European Broadcasting Union does not address concerns about Israel's involvement in 2025 and the transparency of the voting process.
- This stance follows unresolved issues raised since December 2024 about the political context of Israel’s participation and doubts about the credibility of televoting results.
- Horvat highlighted that Israel’s Yuval Raphael won the televote yet finished second overall in the May 17, 2025, grand final, which intensified public mistrust of the voting process.
- She wrote the EBU has failed to provide convincing explanations and called for an open debate to restore trust in transparency, accountability and adherence to EBU values.
- If the European Broadcasting Union does not address these issues, RTV Slovenija indicates it will withdraw from future Eurovision events, reflecting broader European concern about impartiality and ethics.
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Slovenia is considering withdrawing from Eurovision unless Israel's participation is discussed.
Television Slovenia has contacted the EBU with "growing concerns regarding Israel's continued participation in EBU events", including Eurovision. It also called for an open discussion among members on the transparency of this year's voting and participation policies.
Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands... The number of countries that form the strong core for calling for the exclusion of Israel from Eurovision is beginning to grow. With the exception of Germany , which has emerged as the great advocate of its continuity, the rest of countries through their public televisions are asking the UER to reconsider Israel's continuity during the conflict in Gaza. The last to join this core is Slovenia . Through a hard co…
Ksenija Horvat is again contacting the EBU about Israel at Eurovision.
If the EBU does not take concrete steps and address the issues, they will consider participating in future Eurovision events, the director wrote.
Slovenia intends to end the country's participation in "Eurovision" if the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) does not accept a decision to disqualify Israel, declared the Slovenian national broadcaster RTV. In an open address to the EBU, the broadcaster expressed concern about the situation related to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the escalation of the conflict in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is noted that the Slovenian me…
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