US EditionDenmark’s National Broadcaster: We Will Not Vote to Ban Israel From 2026 Eurovision Song Contest
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Eurovision organisers to hold vote on Israel’s participation in 2026 contest
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the annual Eurovision Song Contest, is set to hold a vote regarding Israel’s participation. Its 68 member countries, including those that don’t take part in the event, like Tunisia, Egypt, Turkiye, Algeria, Jordan and Lebanon, will have their say at a general assembly in November.
The Israeli representative or the representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna will be re-identified in the casting show HaKochav HaBa ("The Next Star"). This was announced by the public-law channel KAN. The controversial participating country therefore relies on continuity in the selection process. Although it is not yet clear whether Israel can compete at the ESC 2026 in Austria [...]
The Danish public broadcaster, DR, does not intend to vote against Israel's participation in Eurovision next year. Member states of the European Broadcasting Union, EBU, will vote on Israel's participation in November. This is reported on the DR website. Gustav Lützhøft, head of DR, writes that Eurovision is a cultural event that has united the nations of Europe through music since 1956. DR does not intend to vote with proposals to deny EBU memb…
Israel Plans to Select An Artist For Eurovision 2026 Via “The Rising Star”
Based on our recent report, we learned that the EBU will organize a remote voting to decide if Israel is eligible to compete in Eurovision 2026. Amid the ongoing war between Israel and the terror organization Hamas, several national broadcasters have openly opposed Israel‘s participation in Eurovision 2026.Some of those broadcasters have even threatened to withdraw if Israel participates in Eurovision 2026. Among them, we could find: Spain, the …
It will not be with DR's votes that Israel will be sent out of the international music competition Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).
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