Dutch broadcast company AVROTROS has announced that the Netherlands will boycott the 2026 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete. The Netherlands is the fifth country to announce a planned boycott of the event, which is scheduled to be held in Vienna.
Same, with even our ministry of the sports that said that “the Gaza operation is not as aggressive, not as bloody as the Russian invasion of Ukraine to justify banning Israel from the Olympics”. WTF did you smoke?
So that’s how many members already?
-4-5?-Spain
-Ireland
-Slovenia
-Netherlands
-Iceland
Hope there will be more.
Add Iceland to the list too
I feel ashamed that my country is not on this list.
Same, with even our ministry of the sports that said that “the Gaza operation is not as aggressive, not as bloody as the Russian invasion of Ukraine to justify banning Israel from the Olympics”. WTF did you smoke?
As an Australian, same here.
That said its bemused me as to why we’re even there.
I was told the show is very popular in Australia, is that true?
I don’t really mind the contestants outside Europe, I think it’s pretty cool they invited Australia if Australians are indeed fans of the show.
it might still come to consider it, don’t give up hope, yet.