The USB union at Italy's state broadcaster RAI has begun a petition calling for Italy to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel’s participation. It's seeking 3,000 signatures and urging RAI to follow ...

As controversy continues to shroud the Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have announced that they’ll be doing things a little differently at next year’s event. Earlier this month, a debate took ...

The Austrian public broadcaster ORF, host of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, has confirmed it will not prohibit the Palestinian flag in the audience nor censor any booing directed at Israel's ...

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Since winning Eurovision in 2024, Nemo has repeatedly spoken out against Israel’s participation due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, telling HuffPost UK ahead of this year’s contest: ...

Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, said Thursday they will return the winner’s trophy because Israel is being allowed to compete in the politically troubled pop music ...

Iceland became the fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 on Dec. 10. Five countries have announced boycotts against the song competition, citing how Israel handled the outbreak of the war in Gaza.

Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia say they won't take part in 2026. The Eurovision Song Contest slogan is "United By Music," but the music competition's organizers are seeing some cracks in ...

Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have all withdrawn from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) declined to hold a vote on Israel’s participation in ...

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands announced their withdrawals Thursday from next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided that Israel will be allowed to compete. Organizers ...

Israeli entrant Yuval Raphael finished second at the final in Switzerland earlier this year, but some countries raised concerns about the public voting system and asked for an audit. By Lily Ford The ...

Catherine Strong is affiliated with the Defend Dissent Coalition. Last week, Spain joined Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands in announcing it will not take part in Eurovision 2026 if ...