The first ‘Big Five’ Eurovision country has voted to boycott the 2026 song contest if Israel competes.

Spain has now joined the Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia, and Iceland in threatening withdrawal over Israel’s participation.

The remaining countries in the ‘Big Five’ include Britain, Germany, Italy, and France.

These provide the biggest financial contributions to Eurovision and automatically qualify for the final round.

The Spanish state broadcaster RTVE announced the decision following a board vote on Tuesday.

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has also previously called for Israel to be banned from the competition. Which countries are boycotting Eurovision?

Last week, the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS said it could ‘no longer justify Israel’s participation in the current situatio

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