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Israel Boycott Fizzles as Eurovision Confirms 35 Countries for 2026

TEC News / AFP December 15, 2025

Organisers declined to hold a vote on Israel’s participation despite months of pressure, prompting a limited walkout that failed to gather wider support.

Eurovision Budget Under Pressure After Countries Pull Out Over Israel

TEC News December 6, 2025

Without Spanish and Dutch participation—and funding—the event faces a significant drop in revenue.

The Anti-Israel Tantrum Threatening To Break Eurovision

Lauren Smith December 5, 2025

Four nations have declared they will boycott next year’s song contest over the inclusion of the Jewish State. Good riddance.

People react as they watch the votes being counted during the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, early on May 18, 2025.

Israel’s 2026 Entry Pushes Eurovision to the Edge: Four Countries Quit

Javier Villamor December 5, 2025

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

Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, performing at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.

Eurovision Song Contest: Rules Set To Change After Israel’s Alleged Vote Dumping

TEC News November 23, 2025

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

People at a concert (illustration) Pixabay

Eurovision Delays Decision on Israeli Participation

TEC News / AFP October 14, 2025

Music competition bosses were due to hold a vote next month but have now delayed debating a decision on whether Israel can enter until December.

Threat: Austria Won’t Host Eurovision 2026 if Israel Is Barred From Entry

TEC News October 10, 2025

The EBU stressed that Eurovision is a contest between public broadcasters—not governments—and that Israel has not violated any rules by entering the competition.

Russian Israeli singer Eden Golan representing Israel holding the flag of Israel at the start of the final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on May 11, 2024 in Malmö.

Eurovision 2026 Organizers To Vote on Israel’s Participation

Rebeka Kis September 26, 2025

Ahead of the November vote, the EBU emphasizes the need for a “broader democratic basis” in deciding on the Jewish State’s participation in the televised song contest—weasel words in the face of previous violent intimidation.

Germany Defends Israel’s Right To Compete in Eurovision

TEC News / AFP September 20, 2025

Culture minister says boycott calls betray contest’s post-war spirit of unity amid Gaza war backlash.

Oui and G’Day! France and Australia Will Be on Eurovision 2026 Stage

TEC News September 19, 2025

Australia’s SBS stressed its support for diversity despite calls for boycott over Israel’s presence.

Tag: Eurovision 2026

Israel Boycott Fizzles as Eurovision Confirms 35 Countries for 2026

Eurovision Budget Under Pressure After Countries Pull Out Over Israel

The Anti-Israel Tantrum Threatening To Break Eurovision

Israel’s 2026 Entry Pushes Eurovision to the Edge: Four Countries Quit

Eurovision Song Contest: Rules Set To Change After Israel’s Alleged Vote Dumping

Eurovision Delays Decision on Israeli Participation

Threat: Austria Won’t Host Eurovision 2026 if Israel Is Barred From Entry

Eurovision 2026 Organizers To Vote on Israel’s Participation

Germany Defends Israel’s Right To Compete in Eurovision

Oui and G’Day! France and Australia Will Be on Eurovision 2026 Stage

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