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Ireland, Spain, Netherlands announce boycott of Eurovision following failed effort to oust Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia have announced a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest due to the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) decision to allow Israel's 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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BoycottFreedom Of ExpressionGaza ConflictInternational RelationsCultural EventsEurovisionEuropean Broadcasting UnionPolitical InterferencePublic Broadcasters

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Ireland
"RT, the public broadcaster of Ireland, also announced that it was pulling out of the song contest:"
Spain
"The secretary general of RTVE, the public broadcaster in Spain, also criticized the EBU for declining some members requests to hold a vote on Israels participation in a press release announcing its withdrawal."
Netherlands
"The Netherlands public broadcaster AVROTROS said in a statement that it had finalized its decision to boycott the competition"
Slovenia
"But after the meeting, several public broadcasters that had previously stated their intention to boycott the competition if Israel was allowed to compete followed through on their promises."
Switzerland
"The Thursday General Assembly meeting in Switzerland of the European Broadcasting Union, which organizes the annual song competition, was convened to discuss some members calls to have Israel ousted from the contest over the war in Gaza and allegations of voting interference."
Israel
"But despite calls for a vote on Israels participation, the EBU instead said that its members approved new rules prohibiting voter interference from governments and third parties."

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