
Israel’s 2026 Entry Pushes Eurovision to the Edge: Four Countries Quit
The controversy over Israel is turning the song contest into a new cultural and diplomatic battleground of the continent.

The controversy over Israel is turning the song contest into a new cultural and diplomatic battleground of the continent.

Broadcasters meet for a two-day assembly to decide whether to proceed with a vote on Israel’s participation, after months of boycott threats from several European countries.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided to overhaul voting rules in response to the controversy over the voting system’s vulnerability to influence.

European Broadcasting Union says ID’s Anders Vistisen can’t debate because he’s not officially a Spitzenkandidat—despite von der Leyen not being one either.