Eurovision heavyweights Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands will boycott 2026’s Eurovision after Israel was given the all-clear to compete in the song contest. The countries decided to pull out after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said there would not be a vote on whether Israel could participate over its role in the war in Gaza.
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