Singer’s statement follows walkout by 5 countries after organisers cleared Israel to participate in next year’s contest. Read more
Yahoo! News - Dec 12The Swiss winner of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, Nemo, is returning the coveted trophy in protest of Israel's participation in the next edition of the... Read more
Yahoo! News - Dec 11
"We do not accept complicity with the violation of Human Rights," the artists said in a joint statement, referencing Israel's actions in Gaza which an independent United Nations inquiry found to be a genocideThe post Portugal’s Eurovision entry at risk as 11 entrants from Festival da Canção ref... Read more
Nme - Dec 10
Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia have already announced that they will not take part Read more
Evening Standard - Dec 10Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia pull out of next year’s contest to protest Israel not being kicked out. Read more
Wsj - Dec 05
Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest after it was decided Israel could compete. Read more
The Bbc - Dec 05Dorien Ballout on the boycott by the Netherlands and other countries of Eurovision 2026 after Israel allowed to compete. Read more
Al Jazeera - Dec 05
Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia have withdrawn from Eurovision 2026 over the Gaza war after the competition's organisers cleared Israel's participation, plunging the competition into one of the biggest rows since it began in 1956. Read more
Rfi - Dec 05
Israel has been given the go-ahead to take part in next year's competition Read more
Birmingham Live - Dec 04
Several countries, including Ireland and Spain, announced they would boycott the event over objections to Israel's war with Hamas Read more
Rolling Stone - Dec 04