The Dutch public broadcaster, Avrotros, confirmed that the Netherlands will also hold the Eurovision Song competition next year if Israel is involved.
It follows the Irish broadcaster RTé, who said He will not participate if Israel does “Given the continuous and horrific loss in life in Gaza.”
Eurofagen will be held in May 2026 in Vienna after Austrian singer JJ won this year After finishing the nails that Israel witnessed from the pole site at the last minute.
in statement Who repeated RTé’s, Avrotros said that he could no longer justify the inclusion of Israel, “given the ongoing and severe human suffering in Gaza” and “the dangerous erosion of freedom of the press.”
He continued: “Human suffering, the suppression of freedom of the press and political intervention contradicts the values of public broadcasting.”
The Dutch broadcaster continued to cite the Israeli ban on the international media from entering the war -torn Gaza, as well as “many victims among journalists.”
Friday, Irish musician and songwriter Phil Colleter called on the United Kingdom to withdraw from Eurovision 2026 if Israel participates.
The British Broadcasting Corporation – UK’s UK announcer – has rejected the comment so far.
Mr. Coulter said that he was “100 % behind RTé” in their decision to withdraw from the competition, and that people in the United Kingdom and Ireland “feel disgusting from what is going on in Gaza.”
Coulter wrote or participated in writing several songs for Eurovision, including the winning song in the United Kingdom in 1967, Pupet on a String, samples of singer Jade Thirawall were taken last year.
RTé said it would decide a final decision as soon as the EUROVISION Organization, the European Union of Broadcasting (EBU), said.
Earlier this year, more than 70 former contestants in Eurovision signed a letter calling on the organizers to ban Israel from the 2025 competition.
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2025-09-12 12:37:00
