Iceland joins Slovenia and Spain in opposing Israel's Eurovision participation

Iceland joins Slovenia and Spain in opposing Israel's Eurovision participation

Citing Gaza war crimes, Iceland's foreign minister said Israel's inclusion in Eurovision was 'strange and unnatural,' stopping short of calling for a boycott. Spain and Slovenia have also urged a union-wide debate

Iceland calls to expel Israel from Eurovision for 'war crimes, ethnic cleansing' in G

Comments by Icelandic Foreign Minister Thorgardur Kathrin Gonnarsdottir join those of Slovenia and Spain, who also called on European Broadcasting Union to take similar action

Israel is again a controversial issue in Eurovision as a result of its conflict with Palestine. So far, three participating countries have spoken on this issue, including Spain. RTVE was the first television this year to ask to open a "debate" for "the concerns raised by various civil society groups in Spain regarding the situation in Gaza and the participation of public television KAN in the contest", as wrote José Pablo López in a letter addre…

Iceland Calls to Expel “Israel” from Eurovision for War Crimes, Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza

Iceland’s public broadcaster RÚV has notified the European Broadcasting Union [EBU] of Foreign Minister Thorgardur Kathrin Gonnarsdottir’s view that quot;Israelquot; should be barred from the Eurovision Song Contest because of its military campaign in Gaza.

The Foreign Minister attacks, the delegation's spokesman reports pressure from the EBU, and the organizers remain silent • In a country that claims that Eurovision has become political – there is clear political interference

RÚV informs the EBU of Icelandic Minister's "unequivocal" belief that Israel should not participate at Eurovision

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