By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian national broadcaster ORF, which will host next year's Eurovision Song Contest, said it wants Israel to take part despite several countries' objections and hopes it can host the biggest event in years despite boycott threats. Eurovision, an annual feast of pop music and high camp from around Europe and as far afield as Australia, became embroiled in a dispute over the war in Gaza in 2025 and 2024 and was hit by street protests over Israel's participation. The national broadcasters of five countries – the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland, Ireland and Spain – have called for Israel to be excluded from the contest over the number of civilians killed during Israel's war against Hamas. Those broadcasters have said they will boycott the 70th song contes

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