Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
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There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.

Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia will boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete.

They were among a number of countries who had called for Israel to be excluded over the humanitarian toll of the war in Gaza, and accusations of unfair voting practices.

Despite calls for a vote on Israel’s participation, members instead approved a new set of rules intended to protect the integrity of the contest.

Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE said it felt that its “participation remains unconscionable given the appalling loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there which continues to put the lives of so many civilians at risk.”

In a statement, Dutch broadcaster Avrotros said that “participation under the current circumstances is incompatible with the public values ​​that are essential to us”.

Spanish broadcaster RTVE added: “The board of directors of RTVE agreed last September that Spain would withdraw from Eurovision if Israel was part of it.”

“This withdrawal also means that RTVE will not broadcast the Eurovision 2026 final… nor the preliminary semi-finals.”

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    • LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Ok Zionist — Remind us of the US’s role and the part of the article that says these guys aren’t involved in military operations?

    • narinciye@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      1 day ago

      There’s no information there about their current whereabouts in that article. Not even one mention of west bank. Have you read before sending it?

      • Threeme2189@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Who said anything about the west bank? You need to stay on target mate.

        Heres the relevant excerpt:

        Hamas’s political leadership has resided in Doha, Qatar, since 2012, in an arrangement supported by the United States. In 2024, Hamas explored moving its political headquarters to another country, such as Oman, amidst pressure from the United States and Israel over Qatar’s failure to use its leverage with Hamas to facilitate a ceasefire deal to the Gaza war.

        The previous chairman, Yahya Sinwar, led Hamas from Gaza Strip, Palestine, since he also led the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip. Sinwar was the first chairman of Hamas Political Bureau to reside in Gaza Strip, doing so while the Gaza war was ongoing. The chairman of Hamas Political Bureau usually lived outside the Gaza Strip, due to the security reasons.

        So according to this, the current leadership resides in Qatar (which is outside of the Gaza Strip and the west bank). Furthermore, Yahya Sinwar is the first head Hamas terrorists to reside in the Gaza Strip. So in the past and future Hamas was and still is not all in The Gaza Strip.