A photographer takes a picture of a TV screen in Wiener Stadthalle, the venue of next year's Eurovision in Vienna, Austria.

Spain and the Netherlands announced Thursday they are pulling out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided to allow Israel to compete.

The announcements came after the body that runs Eurovision met to discuss concerns about Israel’s participation, which is opposed by some countries due to its conduct of the war in Gaza.

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS said that the participation of Israel “is no longer compatible with the responsibility we bear as a public broadcaster.”

Spain’s state broadcaster RTVE said Thursday that the country is pulling out of Eurovision after the body that runs the contest voted to let Israel participate in 2026.

“We would

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