‘Israeli’ singer Noam Bettan at the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 at the City Hall Square in Vienna, Austria. (May 10, 2026)
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia will not show Eurovision over ‘Israel’ boycott
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3 hours ago|The public broadcasters for Spain, Ireland and Slovenia said Monday that they will not show the Eurovision Song Contest this week as they boycott the event over 'Israel's' participation.
"For the next 10 days, instead of the Eurovision circus, the national television programme will be coloured by the thematic programme series 'Voices of Palestine'," Slovenian broadcaster RTV said.
Ireland's RTE will show a comedy and Spain will run its own musical special instead of this year's Eurovision from Vienna, which kicks off on Tuesday.
Five countries are boycotting the contest.
