“The Irish public broadcaster RTé stated that the country would not participate in the anniversary, 70th Eurovision Music Competition in Vienna if Israel is present at the competition. Source: RTé literally: “RTé position is that Ireland will not participate in Eurovision 2026, if Israel’s participation continues, and the final decision on Ireland’s participation will be made after the EBU decision has been made.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Rté
Literally: “The RTé position is that Ireland will not participate in the Eurovision of 2026, if Israel’s participation continues, and the final decision on Ireland’s participation will be made after the EBU decision is made.
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RTé believes that Ireland’s participation would be unfair in view of the horrific losses in the ongoing gas.
RTé is also deeply concerned about the purposeful killings of journalists in Gaza, refusing international journalists to access this territory, as well as the difficult situation of the remaining hostages. ”
Details: The Irish broadcaster reported that at the General Assembly of the European Language Union (EBU), a number of EBU members were concerned about Israel’s participation in the competition in July.
After this meeting, the EBU continued to refuse to participate in the competition without penalties until December.
Recall:
- Israel stated that he was closing his embassy in Dublin through the “extreme anti -Israeli policy of” the Irish government, including the recognition of the Palestinian state and supporting international legal actions against war in gas.
- Spain, Ireland and Norway on May 28, 2024 officially recognized Palestine’s statehood.