Spain first of Eurovision ‘big five’ to say it will boycott event if Israel participates

<p>State broadcaster says it will withdraw from next year’s contest in Vienna unless Israel is excluded over Gaza war</p><p>Spain has become the latest country to confirm it will not take part in next year’s Eurovision song contest if Israel participates, with the head of its state broadcaster saying “the genocide currently taking place make[s] it impossible for us to look the other way”.</p><p>The majority decision by RTVE board members makes Spain the first of the “big five” Eurovision countries that contribute the most money to the event to take such action in response to Israel’s offensive in Gaza.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/16/spain-eurovision-boycott-israel-gaza-war">Continue reading...</a>