Ireland, Spain, and The Netherlands announce Eurovision boycott after Israel allowed to compete

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The nations had called for Israel to be kicked out of the show due to the war in Gaza and accusations of unfair voting in this year's show.

Despite worldwide calls for Israel to be removed from the competition, members approved of them performing.

Spanish broadcaster RTVE added: "The board of directors of RTVE agreed last September that Spain would withdraw from Eurovision if Israel was part of it.

"This withdrawal also means that RTVE will not broadcast the Eurovision 2026 final… nor the preliminary semi-finals."

Dutch broadcaster Avrotros added that 'participation under the current circumstances is incompatible with the public values that are essential to us'.