Iceland negara ke-5 tarik diri kerana Israel

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GENEVA − Israel was cleared on Thursday, Dec. 4, to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organiser, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war and plunging the competition into one of the biggest rows in its history.

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The broadcasters who had threatened to boycott the event cited the death count in Gaza and accused Israel of flouting rules meant to guard the contest's neutrality. Israel accuses its critics of mounting a global smear campaign against it.

After a meeting in Geneva, the European Broadcasting Union, or EBU, decided not to call a vote on Israel's participation, saying it had instead passed new rules aimed at discouraging governments from influencing the contest.

Right after that announcement by the contest organiser, the Dutch, Spanish, Irish and Slovenian broadcasters said they would withdraw, meaning singers from their countries would not compete in the contest that draws millions of viewers worldwide.

Both the Israeli government and opposition leaders celebrated the country's inclusion. Golan Yochpaz, CEO of Israeli broadcaster KAN, likened the efforts to exclude Israel to a form of "cultural boycott."

Rounding on the countries withdrawing, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on X: "The disgrace is upon them."

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hayrin86

Mujur taknah tgk acara ini. BTW, boikot itu hak masing-masing.

alesandra

aku rasa kann eurovison ni mmg  a big deal pada european.diorg mmg looking foward.aku penah baca tweet acik nigella lawson excited sgt bila eurovision ni bila nak start 2 -3 tahun lps