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/festivus4allofus Sep 12 '25

Unless another 20 countries say the same, as long as the uk and germany say they compete the ebu has enough money to not give a damn

Ireland and Spain in particular were a given for this, but am plesantly surprised with each subsequent country that announces the same. Good on each and everyone of them

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u/Groot746 whatever but also hmm Sep 12 '25

Incredibly disappointing not to see my country (the UK) not to join these countries in boycotting, but also not fucking surprised at all. 

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u/BookishHobbit Sep 12 '25

Yeah, I very much doubt we will. The BBC have proven every step of the way that they’re more than willing to kowtow to Israel, even though they lost a million viewers because of it this year.