At least five public broadcasters in Europe — Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, and Spain — have in the past two weeks declared they would not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest if longstanding entrant Israel remains part of the competition.

The declarations, framed as protests against Israel’s ongoing war against the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas, follow intense pressure since the October 7, 2023, massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas to ostracize Israel in the contest. A loud sector of the Eurovision fanbase has repeatedly called for Israel’s ouster from the contest despite its consistently impressive…

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