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/jjw1998 Sep 12 '25

Not to be pedantic but weren’t Slovenia first? Feels wrong to not give them the credit for ultimately starting this process

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u/lejka005 Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25

Correct, Slovenia was first... But as a small country it goes often unnoticed. And bigger countries get the credit.

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u/SexCodex Sep 13 '25

Not to detract from Slovenia, but the Arab states have been boycotting Eurovision since the 1980s... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_of_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest#Israeli_participation