Paris, Dec 06: Israel will be allowed to participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. On 4 December, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed the Hebrew state’s participation despite two years of heated internal debate and escalating calls for its exclusion.

The EBU’s decision in Geneva has sparked boycotts from several European countries and exposed the ever-increasing challenges of sparing the world’s biggest music competition from global geopolitical tensions.

Eurovision’s Origins in Peace, Now Caught in Politics

The Eurovision contest, established in 1956, was initially conceived to foster cultural cooperation through music across Europe, a continent deeply scarred by war. The event now boasts 40 participating countries and 200 million viewers each year.

However, not al

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