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.
Didn’t we say that we are not considering participation because organizer doesn’t listen to us and not because of Israel? Anyway, waiting years for this realization is lame. Better late than never but still… Take note that many Slovene universities and other institutions still merelymerrily collaborate with Israel, also we have bo problems hosting Israeli national sport teams and even use police to avoid protests and so on. And that arms embargo, Slovenia doesn’t even know what transits through. We also don’t want anything with lawsuits against genocide. Yes, it’s a step or two in the right direction but far away from something big.
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.
Slovenia has been up to some good stuff recently, first they imposed an arms embargo on israel, now this. I’m proud of my little country
Didn’t we say that we are not considering participation because organizer doesn’t listen to us and not because of Israel? Anyway, waiting years for this realization is lame. Better late than never but still… Take note that many Slovene universities and other institutions still
merelymerrily collaborate with Israel, also we have bo problems hosting Israeli national sport teams and even use police to avoid protests and so on. And that arms embargo, Slovenia doesn’t even know what transits through. We also don’t want anything with lawsuits against genocide. Yes, it’s a step or two in the right direction but far away from something big.Fair point
Small country, big hearth?!
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.
Add Iceland to the list too