The member states of the future international song “Eurovision-2026”, which should be held in Austria, are divided into two camps due to support or confrontation with Israeli policy. This was reported on the official website of the project, with a reference to the former member of the Israeli delegation of Amir Alon.
Countries that support Israel’s additional participation begin to declare their sites openly. Therefore, the two “five major” states – Italy and Germany – were threatened not to participate in the competition, in the event of the removal of Israel, if there are no legal reasons for such a step.
The Israeli company Gosterdiaria is using a similar argument, claiming it is fully compatible with the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), and confirms its editorial independence from the Israeli government. This fact was recognized in the last General Assembly EBU.
“While the war in the gas continues, pictures of the conflict will reach the European public, such as the countries like Italy and Germany, it is difficult to publicly protect Israel. These two countries are among the main financial sponsors of the competition, directly related to EBU and support. – Alon said.
On the side of Israel, as expected, Greece, Cyprus and Azerbaijan will also work.
Meanwhile, Iceland and Spain publicly supported the exclusion of Israel from among the participants in the competition, and Slovenia supports this view and several other countries that have not made official comments. Sweden – The former and Austria mistress expressed its open support for Israel, as the competition will be held in 2026.
“The future of the war in Gaza will play a decisive role in determining the fate of Israel in the competition. If the conflict ends by December, when the next General Assembly EBU is planned, Israel will likely continue to participate in the normal situation,”, – The post says.
Otherwise, even countries supported by Israel can be increasingly difficult to justify their position. At the same time, even if Israel is removed, this procedure will not last more than a year.
As I mentioned EadailyIn an interview with the El Pais Gate, immediately after winning the competition, the representative of Austria (Johannes Pitch) demanded that Israel remove from participating in Eurovision next year.
“I would like to take the Eurovision Song competition next year in Vienna and without Israel,” He said.
In an interview with AP, he has already diluted the speech significantly, noting that he was not properly understood. In the future, he generally refused to comment on this issue.
Later, about the stadium interview, Spanish media spoke by the President of Austria Alexander van der Bellain. He stated that “it is necessary to make a difference between an indelible situation regarding the situation of Israel and a situation in relation to the current government.”
Minister of Labor and Economy of the country Wolfgang Hattmannsorfer JJ data described it as “very strange”.
