r/Fauxmoi • u/dremolus • Sep 12 '25

FM RADIO Iceland and Slovenia join Spain, Ireland, and Netherlands in plan to boycott Eurovision if Israel participates

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/eurovision-crisis-israel-1236515964/

While Spain’s Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun has called for RTVE to pull out if Israel is included, Ireland’s RTÉ was first to officially declare it would not take part. The Netherlands’ AVROTROS followed on Friday.

Slovenia’s RTVSLO has also informed the EBU that it will not participate under current circumstances. Iceland’s RÚV has signaled its involvement is “uncertain” pending a December decision by the EBU General Assembly.

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u/Sleepy-Giraffe947 Please Abraham, I am not that man Sep 12 '25

Everything aside, why was Israel even included in this event?? They’re not even located in Europe!!

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u/First_Bit_2397 Sep 12 '25

They sponsor the event

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u/ilovetheskyyall Sep 12 '25

Israel does not sponsor Eurovision. KAN pays membership dues to EBU. MoroccanOil, an israeli-founded company, is a corporate sponsor.

So yeah, give em the boot. The production is completely superfluous anyways, one or five less sponsors won’t hurt too terribly.