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Iceland joins 4 other countries in boycotting Eurovision over Israel’s participation

JL;DR SUMMARY Iceland has joined Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia in boycotting the Eurovision Song Contest due to Israel's confirmed participation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BoycottPolitical ControversyEurovisionEuropean Broadcasting UnionIcelandVoting InterferencePublic BroadcasterBjörkPaul Oscar

Places mentioned

Netherlands
"following similar calls made by the public broadcasters of Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia."
Ireland
"following similar calls made by the public broadcasters of Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia."
Slovenia
"following similar calls made by the public broadcasters of Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia."
Spain
"following similar calls made by the public broadcasters of Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia."
Vienna, Austria
"which is slated to take place in May in Vienna."
Israel
"The public broadcaster of Iceland announced on Wednesday that it will not participate in this years Eurovision Song Contest after Israels participation was confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union last week."

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