Spain has become the fifth country to confirm it will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest next year if Israel is permitted to compete. Spanish broadcaster RTVE said its board had approved ...
Austria, the host of next year's contest, supported Israel's continued participation, while Germany had threatened to ...
Eurovision strives to put pop before politics, but it has repeatedly become embroiled in world events, particularly relating ...
It is highly likely that there will be further boycotts of next year’s contest, given that Israel is a global pariah.
The U.K. will again participate in and fund the Eurovision Song Contest next year despite not scoring a single point in the 2021 competition. The country finished with “nil points” in 2021, and just ...
The European Broadcasting Union said a “large majority” of its members agreed not to vote on Israel’s participation.
The feel-good pop music gala that draws more than 100 million viewers every year has been roiled by the war in Gaza for the past two years.
Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organiser, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, ...
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands announced their withdrawals Thursday from next year’s Eurovision Song Contest ...