SPAIN, Ireland, and the Netherlands have said they will boycott Eurovision after Israel was allowed to compete.

Other nations are also expected to join the boycott in response to the genocide in Gaza .

Spain is one of Eurovision’s “big five”, but its national broadcaster RTVE has said it will not show the 2026 contest.

Eurovision (Image: Alamy Stock Photo)

Dutch broadcaster Avrotros said that "participation under the current circumstances is incompatible with the public values that are essential to us".

RTVE said in a statement: "The board of directors of RTVE agreed last September that Spain would withdraw from Eurovision if Israel was part of it.

"This withdrawal also means that RTVE will not broadcast the Eurovision 2026 final ... nor the preliminary semi-finals."

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