Four countries released the Eurovision Song Contest Out of Israel – National
Public broadcasters from at least four countries – including Spain and the Netherlands – on Thursday canceled the Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided to allow Israel to compete. The development has revealed how political proceedings have replaced the often joyful celebration of musical harmony.
The pundutouts, joined by Ireland and Slovenia, followed the general meeting of the European Broadcasting Union – a group of women from 56 countries who are conducting an engagement event in Israel, some of which are disputed by Hamas.
Earlier, Bu members voted to introduce stronger voting rules in response to allegations that Israel showed votes instead of candidates who entered their contest.
POP-a great pop music gala that attracts more than 100 million viewers every year is presented by Israel – it has been in conflict for the past two years.
A report on the website of the Icelandic Broadcaster Ruv, meanwhile, will meet next Wednesday to discuss Iceland’s participation, after its Board last week was recommended for the competition in Vienna next.
The destructive union, in a statement sent by email to the Associated Press, said it knew that four governors – RTVE in Spain, Avrotros in the Netherlands, and Slovenia in RTVSlo – from Slovenia – said they would not participate.
“We are waiting for formal confirmation of their decision,” said the union. The final list of participating countries will be announced by Christmas.
The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, said that he was “happy” that Israel would participate again, and they hoped that “music, friendship between cultural understanding, and cultural understanding.
“Thank you to all our friends who stood up for Israel’s right to continue to donate and compete in Eurovision,” he added.
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Austria, set to host the contest after Viennese singer JJ won this year with “Spent Love,” supports Israel’s participation. Then it was said that Germany was behind Israel.
However, the Dutch suspect Avrotros said that Israel’s participation “is no longer compatible with the work we carry out as a public broadcaster.”
Spain’s State Broadcaster RTVE expressed similar concerns, expressing “deep doubts about the participation of the Israeli Broadcaster Kan” according to Secretary General Alfonso Morali.
Irish Broadcaster RTé said Ireland’s involvement “remains unmatched by the loss of life in Gaza” and the humanitarian crisis there.
Many of the broadcasters – who use their country’s news programs and want Israel to keep them – the killing of journalists in the conflicts in the conflict in Gaza and the continuation of foreign policy.
Israel’s top official Golan Yochpaz doubts that Bu’ members are willing to be part of a move that harms the freedom of creation and freedom of speech. “
Kan authorities say that the Israeli broadcaster was not involved in any prohibited campaign aimed at influencing the results of the recent song contest in Basel, Switzerland in May – where Israel’s Israel was placed second.
Ebu said the new rules would strengthen “transparency and transparency” and allow all countries, including Israel, to participate.
In the competition, given the 700th edition scheduled for Vienna in May, pits work from a number of nations against each other for the crown of continental music.
It strives to put pop before politics, but has often been incorporated into national events. Russia was expelled in 2022 after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Israel-Hamas conflict has been its biggest challenge, with pro-Palestinian protesters boycotting Israel from the two final Eurovision contests in Basel, Switzerland, in May and Malmo, Sweden, in 2024.
Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have offered to stay in the competition, if Israel is admitted.
Opponents of Israel’s participation noted Israel-hamang, which left more than 70,000 people dead, according to the health ministry, which operates under the government of Hamas-Run and records with information generally accepted by the international community.
The Israeli government has repeatedly defended its operation as a response to attacks by Hamas-led militants that began the war on Oct 7, 2023.
Several experts, including those found by the UN body, say that Israel is attacking Gaza, a claim that Israel – home to the survivors of the divine hearing and their relatives – has strongly denied.
Previously it was not clear whether the decrease in violence in Gaza, where it is a US-organized commercial fire, or the planned strategies of the EBU to change the voting procedures will put some broadcasters against the participation of Israel.
The boodcottena of other European broadcasters could have consequences for views and money at a time when many broadcasters are under financial pressure from government spending cuts and the advent of social media.
The pundutouts include some of the biggest names in the Eurovision world. Spain is one of the great “black” countries that contribute the most to the race. Ireland have won seven times, a record shared with Sweden.
The debate over Israel’s participation in Israel 2026 also threatens to jump back next year for three countries – Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania – after artistic reasons.
