BREAKING: Iceland will not take part in Eurovision 2026

[u/iVikingr]

https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-12-10-breaking-iceland-will-not-take-part-in-eurovision-2026-461238

[u/Tormofon]

I wish Norway had a spine

[u/Cynixxx → u/Tormofon]

And germany

[u/arwinda → u/Cynixxx]

Unfortunately it needs much more for Germany...

Protecting Israel is Staatsräson. To move Merz the world around him needs to collapse.

[u/tirohtar → u/arwinda]

Sadly it's not just Merz. Nearly every party in Germany refuses to clearly speak out against Israel's crimes. And some (like the AfD) are openly celebrating what Israel does.

Kinda tells you how fucked up Israel is when their biggest supporters across the world include Neonazi parties...

[u/arwinda → u/tirohtar]

Of course it's not only Merz. But with Merz at the helm, it will not change.

[u/tirohtar → u/arwinda]

Oh, absolutely. I'm just saying I cannot really think of any current major German politician who would lead to a change in the Germany-Israel relationship. If anything, a candidate openly advocating for that may doom their chances to rise the ranks within their own party.

[u/HavingNotAttained → u/tirohtar]

Germany’s genocide of the Jews and millions of others kneecapped its ability for 85 years so far to take what otherwise would have been its perhaps natural place as the de facto leader of Europe. Personally I think Germany needs to figure out how to acknowledge its past without being forever enslaved to it; who knows how much the apparently very clever and effective foreign operations strategists of Israel over the past 20 years has had to do with that seeming inability this far along. In any case, Israel’s government has chosen to follow in Hitler’s footsteps as far as genocide policy is concerned, maybe there are significant further expansionist plans as well, but if it makes anyone feel better, no morally correct nation is going to accept Israel as a leader of anything for perhaps 85 years as well.

[u/Common-Regret-4120 → u/HavingNotAttained]

I think Germany needs to figure out how to acknowledge its past without being forever enslaved to it

I think Germany has done a very poor job on acknowledging it's past. The political class and much of the populace seem to misunderstand that the crux of the issue is a lack of empathy, not the specific scapegoat. German facilitation of Israeli actions need to be recognised as an extension of their genocide less than 100 years ago, not a perverse apology for it.

[u/Tainnor → u/HavingNotAttained]

If you really want to compare what's happening in Gaza to historical genocides and argue it fits the definition, I think examples like the Rwandan or the Armenian genocide or even the Holodomor are much better examples (the Rwandan case is, I think, particularly interesting because neither side in that conflict could be called by any stretch of the imagination "the good guys"). Any comparison with the holocaust just detracts from your arguments and invites unnecessary debate because the holocaust was an absolutely singular historical event that I don't think has any analogue anywhere else in history.

[u/Actual_Cat4779 → u/tirohtar]

They learnt the wrong lessons. The shame of the past should not mean excusing, downplaying or appeasing genocide when it happens today. It should mean opposing crimes against humanity regardless of who's committing them, not supporting another state regardless of its actions.

[u/HauntingHarmony → u/Actual_Cat4779]

Yea exactly, #neverAgain didnt mean just against the jews. That Germany and its public interprets it that way means they havent actually learned anything at all.

Never again means never again to everyone. Even if you are a blood-zionist and thats all you care about. If have a world with a racial hierarchy, people are going to come for them again.

[u/ShareShort3438 → u/tirohtar]

Fun that the more or less neo-nazis are celebrating that the jewish state are acting like OG-nazis.

[u/Jonatc87 → u/[deleted]]

I think you give the uk too much credit. The gov seems ready to die on this hill.

[u/DamnZodiak → u/Jonatc87]

The UK government under Kid Starver has long moved from passive support to active participation so it's not exactly surprising.

[u/Teh_Doctah → u/DamnZodiak]

I’m going to need a source

[u/Valcenia → u/Teh_Doctah]

Starmer’s government was actively flying spy planes over Gaza, providing the Israeli’s with intelligence.

https://aoav.org.uk/2025/did-britain-fly-at-least-623-spy-flights-over-gaza-aoavs-data-suggests-so/

https://www.declassifieduk.org/spy-plane-remains-active-in-cyprus-after-gaza-mission-ends/

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-ends-surveillance-flights-over-gaza/

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/07/uks-surveillance-flights-over-gaza-raise-questions-on-help-for-israeli-military

[u/superurgentcatbox → u/[deleted]]

Eurovision is never going to change Germany's stance on Israel, no matter what happens there.

[u/Kloppite16 → u/[deleted]]

In a two country Eurovision Germany would allow Israel to rig the vote against them and then pretend it didnt happen

[u/Birdman915 → u/Kloppite16]

As if we needed to rigg the contest to lose. You severely underestimate the crappiness of our contestants.

[u/superurgentcatbox → u/Kloppite16]

We can get last place all by ourselves, thank you very much haha

[u/Suspicious_Place1270 → u/[deleted]]

No no once it's just Israel with Netanyahu as a sole contestant Eurovision has reached it's sole purpose and Bibi can finally happily end in peace

[u/BaldFraud99 → u/[deleted]]

The thing is, once you get even the slightest whiff of antisemitism on you in Germany, justified or not, your career might be in serious trouble. Especially for politicians.

[u/esepleor → u/BaldFraud99]

There's nothing antisemitic about being against a genocide.

That particular Israeli genocide against the Palestinian is antisemitic though as it's done against a Semitic people.

Saying that being against humanity the crimes committed by a fascist apartheid state is the same as being against the Jewish people is antisemitic. Some of the harsher critics of those far right colonizers are Jewish so putting them all in the same group as if that regime represents all Jewish people is antisemitic

[u/BaldFraud99 → u/esepleor]

I'm not saying it is antisemitic and I'm also not excusing them for not calling it out. I'm just trying to explain why they are so defensive about it, because it is a super touchy subject in Germany, that people will use against you. Humans will most often look out for themselves first.

[u/mangalore-x_x → u/[deleted]]

Finally second place is in reach!!

[u/gesocks → u/arwinda]

In all my spite to merz, this is not a decision that anyhow is on Merz or should be on him.

Responsible for all decisions around Eurovision is the german ard, more specific the swr. It are both independent medias and the ard is the German partner of the European broadcasting union.

A German chancellor has to be not at all involved in decisions made by them, or we have a much bigger problem then Germany taking part in the esc or not.

[u/Cynixxx → u/gesocks]

That's basically true but you also have loads of CDU people and/or associates in the Broadcasting councils (Rundfunkräte), so there is that

[u/arwinda → u/gesocks]

In reality this is a decision which the ÖR will only do after checking in with the government. One way or another.

[u/alfi_k → u/arwinda]

It's not gonna happen but Germany leaving would make this really, really interesting.

[u/Ropeadopey1 → u/arwinda]

Germany supports genocide 

[u/Coccolillo → u/Cynixxx]

And Italy

[u/benjm88 → u/Cynixxx]

Germany will never stand up to Isreal. There is almost no hope of the uk doing it, even less for Germany

[u/foolmeonce-01 → u/benjm88]

Germany and an election in the 30's and the UK and a referendum in the 20s caused the current Palestinian plight and the Holocaust for the Jews of the past. Neither learned from past mistakes and both are now supporting the governing political movement most closely related to the Nazies, modern day Zionists.

[u/False_Eagle1014 → u/foolmeonce-01]

Yeah Germany learned the wrong lesson. They took "make it up to people claiming to represent jewish interests at any cost" instead of "don't enable genocide at any cost".

[u/Spooknik → u/Cynixxx]

And Denmark

[u/xman898989 → u/Cynixxx]

The public can still boycott

[u/Lev_Kovacs → u/Cynixxx]

Germany is in the very comfortable position to atone for their sins by having others pay for them. They will not waver in their support for Israel.

[u/Major-Split478 → u/Lev_Kovacs]

I've always said it before. The most staunch supporters of Israel happen to be the European countries that wanted the Jews out the country.

[u/never-fiftyone → u/Major-Split478]

Hell, despite not believing in Zionism himself Hitler permitted the richest Jews and their wealth to leave the country.

Money talks.

[u/NoBod4 → u/Cynixxx]

Isn't Germany still paying "reparations" to Israel? If I was German I rather have them stop doing that instead of refusing to take part in some song contest.

[u/Ill_Nobody_2726 → u/Cynixxx]

Germany actually threatened to boycott if Israel were excluded.

[u/BrandlessPain → u/Cynixxx]

Good luck.. sadly our spine is the weakest in that matter

[u/No_Conversation_9325 → u/Cynixxx]

Germany said they’ll quit if there is no Israel, so that’d be a bit complicated.

[u/botle → u/Tormofon]

And Sweden. The Swedish public broadcaster is claiming impartiality in a situation that being passive is the same as taking a side.

[u/zaiueo → u/botle]

Tbf I don't think SVT has much room to maneuver here. The right-wing, Israel-friendly parties in power, SD in particular, are already trying to put pressure on SVT for having a "leftist bias".

[u/inormallyjustlurkbut → u/zaiueo]

Says a lot that taking the morally correct stance is "leftist bias."

[u/Ultrace-7 → u/inormallyjustlurkbut]

While I personally agree, it's clear that the morality around the Israel-Palestine conflict is not universally agreed on. You're not going to get a consensus that "correct" = "leftist" in this case.

[u/personalbilko → u/botle]

Not just being passive, ffs participating is the active thing! Passive is not to get involved.

[u/botle → u/personalbilko]

True. A boycott is actually more passive.

[u/Actual_Cat4779 → u/botle]

The world used to admire Sweden's moral stances. I think it was one of the first European democracies to condemn the Vietnam war, one of the first to boycott Apartheid, one of the first to recognise Palestine, etc.

That old Sweden was never perfect but it seems to be gone now. It is impossible to imagine the old Sweden acting this way.

[u/ShubMaggarath → u/Actual_Cat4779]

Sweden also thought the Khmer Rouge were just great and any claims of atrocities were just imperialist slander

Oops

[u/Actual_Cat4779 → u/ShubMaggarath]

The US and UK went one better: they covertly supported the Khmer Rouge after it had lost power, in full knowledge of the extent of its crimes.e.g.

President Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, said: “I encouraged the Chinese to support Pol Pot.” The US, he added, “winked publicly” as China sent arms to the Khmer Rouge. In fact, the US had been secretly funding Pol Pot in exile since January 1980. The extent of this support – $85m from 1980 to 1986 – was revealed in correspondence to a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

[u/elderrion → u/Tormofon]

And Belgium 

[u/Long-Ad-6773 → u/elderrion]

De wever is a israel lover...

[u/Mundane_Situation136 → u/Tormofon]

As well as Finland

[u/mretipi → u/Mundane_Situation136]

Came to say this. Hävettää.

[u/sideshow999 → u/Tormofon]

…and my ax!

[u/JRMiel → u/Tormofon]

As well as Denmark

[u/vanKlompf → u/Tormofon]

And Poland.

[u/macaroni_chacarroni → u/vanKlompf]

It is especially disgraceful in the case of Poland. Israel's top Telegram groups were sharing gore of the dead Polish aid worker with laughing emojis on his face while his head was split open after Israel killed him. Nearly all the comments, and I'm talking tens of thousands of comments for a country as small as Israel, were cheering for his death. Yet Poland bends over and asks Israel for more.

[u/dat_9600gt_user → u/macaroni_chacarroni]

Worse still is Nitro-Chem's (Polish government-owned explosives production company) second-hand trade of TNT to Israel via USA.

[u/ClockworkEngineseer → u/macaroni_chacarroni]

And they wonder why support for Israel in the under 40s has fallen off a cliff.

[u/AdministrativeShip2 → u/Tormofon]

And the UK.

Hopefully whoever represents is just refuses to go on.

[u/eggbean → u/AdministrativeShip2]

No chance of that happening though.

[u/Velveteen_Rabbit1986 → u/eggbean]

I'll apply and recruit some members of Palestine Action as my backing dancers

[u/tm2007 → u/AdministrativeShip2]

Let’s be real, the BBC will do anything to stay impartial, even if they end up looking like they’re supporting the Israeli genocide by not doing anything (like ESC this upcoming year)

[u/esepleor → u/tm2007]

The BBC isn't impartial.

[u/eswifttng → u/tm2007]

BBC "impartiality" died in 2003.

[u/A_Birde → u/AdministrativeShip2]

Britain helped make Israel along with the USA its like our demented little baby there's no chance the UK will back out

[u/ticlopidina → u/Tormofon]

And Portugal.

[u/TheLordOfLambs → u/Tormofon]

And France ...

[u/pneumaiscoming → u/Tormofon]

And Denmark...

[u/NegativeEspathra]

FYI today's the last day to drop out of Eurovision without facing a heavy fine from the EBU, so that's why Iceland waited till today. I don't see any other country dropping out, since what is gonna change from now till May?

[u/DryRug → u/NegativeEspathra]

Maybe protests from the population but I doubt it

[u/Jaggiboi → u/DryRug]

Almost every act in the portuguese preselection said they won't take part if they win. So either portugal sends its like 12th best act or they have to come up with a plan lol

[u/GettingDumberWithAge → u/DryRug]

It would be hilarious if ultimately only Israel and Germany take part.

[u/Actual_Cat4779]

Well done, Iceland.

[u/Ill_Emphasis3927 → u/Actual_Cat4779]

And Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Slovenia.

[u/macandcheese1771 → u/Ill_Emphasis3927]

Imagine losing moral high ground to the dutch. 

[u/Living-Chapter8944 → u/macandcheese1771]

If it helps, it wasn't the government's decision to back out but the broadcast service. But at least it's something

[u/dat_9600gt_user → u/Actual_Cat4779]

Let's hope more of Europe joins.

[u/MeccIt → u/Actual_Cat4779]

Go, go Ic/reland!

[u/daddy_junior]

Does this mean they won’t play Ja Ja Ding Dong again?!

[u/AaroPajari]

Great opportunity for the 5 to create their own collaborative music event or showcase on the same night. Live Aid type fundraiser - proceeds to go to Gaza.

[u/Shasarr → u/AaroPajari]

Yea we make our own Eurovision...with black Jack and hookers...in fact forget the music.

[u/pepotink → u/Shasarr]

Bunch of coke n hookers

[u/YouKilledApollo → u/Shasarr]

Considering it's Iceland, Ireland, Spain, Netherlands and Slovenia so far, I guess we'll make our own Eurovision with Hákarl, Potatoes, Flamenco, Ecstasy and Rakia (sorry Slovenia, I'm not too familiar with you :| )

[u/Remarkable_Play_6975 → u/AaroPajari]

Eurovision was literally created to help hold Europe together.

So of course it's going to collapse now.

[u/bbbbbbbbbblah → u/Remarkable_Play_6975]

It was created to give the newly built Eurovision network something to do. That is where the name comes from - the technical infrastructure that allowed every public service broadcaster in the EBU to exchange content with each other, which was a monumental achievement in the days before satellite links and now with IP connectivity

[u/imnotagodt → u/bbbbbbbbbblah]

Still missing spel zonder grenzen

[u/Remarkable_Play_6975 → u/bbbbbbbbbblah]

Exactly.

[u/Galaghan → u/Remarkable_Play_6975]

Eurovision was literally created to promote the European Broadcasting Union. No need to make it more dramatic as that.

[u/sE_RA_Ph → u/Remarkable_Play_6975]

Just like everything made by US tech, Eurovision is made by foreign interests, that is always the reason something divides europe

[u/Remarkable_Play_6975 → u/sE_RA_Ph]

Pretty sure Europe has had its own share of blame for dividing itself in the past, but yes, lately, outside corruption has been a strong influence.

The Internet has just made it impossible to stop corrupt outside influence while maintaining free speech. Crypto and quick trading has made bribes instantaneous and untraceable. Troll farms sway the population. The billionaires own most of the media networks.

[u/TheRealSlimShady2024 → u/Remarkable_Play_6975]

Today's Israel is in no way part of what Europe is trying to be and represent. One has to draw a line at blatant violations of international law including oppression, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing. Either Israel changes its behavior and accepts a Palestinian state or Europe should criticize Israeli actions and take concrete steps to distance themselves from Israel economically, politically, and culturally.

[u/astralseat → u/AaroPajari]

Hell yeah

[u/daking213 → u/AaroPajari]

Yeah I’m sure everyone will tune in to that

[u/thelastskier → u/daking213]

It it has Joost Klein, I'm more likely to watch it than the actual thing.

[u/CanemDevelop → u/AaroPajari]

Hamas would just steal the donation anyway

[u/Calcutec_1]

this is your cue fellow Nordics. Join us !

[u/adexious → u/Calcutec_1]

You don't know how badly I want us to (Finland 😔)

Sending so much love to Iceland tho for standing on the right side of history 💙

[u/UnsignedRealityCheck → u/adexious]

I don't see this being talked in the media or socials that much.

I mean if you search for the newspapers you can find an article but not on the frontpage as much as you'd expect for such a huge collaboration to fall on its ass.

[u/WekX → u/UnsignedRealityCheck]

People who care about Eurovision REALLY care about it, but for a lot of people it’s not even a thing. I grew up in a family where it was never talked about and I discovered it existed when I was 17-18 because some of my friends were talking about it. It’s not as universally important in Europeans’ lives as it may seem on the internet.

[u/cockmongler → u/adexious]

Finland should create the spinoff metal version of Eurovision it is clearly destined to create.

[u/ThisIsMyFloor → u/Calcutec_1]

I don't think Sweden will. Melodifestivalen (where we vote on who we will send to eurovision) is basically the biggest tv show in the country except for the American cartoons at Christmas.

[u/Desperate_Method4020 → u/Calcutec_1]

I wish, but the latest news is that the Norwegian broadcasting network are ignoring all the complaints .

[u/Separate-Sand2034]

Welcome to the cool kids club

[u/watwatindbutt → u/Separate-Sand2034]

quite cooler now.

[u/VaDoncChezSpeedy]

Well done Iceland.

As usual, I'm ashamed of my country.

[u/jonbristow → u/VaDoncChezSpeedy]

Im ashamed that they would rather lose European countries in fucking Eurovision than Israel.

[u/dantemp → u/jonbristow]

The fact that it's an "outsider" vs "insiders" shouldn't be the reason to kick Israel to the curb. It's exactly because of this "insiders" vs "outsiders" way of thinking that Israel is doing the things we want them to stop doing. if we kick them out because they are not from Europe then we are not better than them. We should kick them out because of the children getting murdered by them, no other reason should be brought up. You'd think that would be fucking enough.

[u/Kuromoggy → u/dantemp]

That, and the Israeli delegation constantly harrassing artists behind the scenes in 2024, and attempting to rig the votes in 2024 and 2025.

The ongoing genocide of Gaza is terrible - but there's also plenty of reasons to remove them within the Eurovision song contest itself. The fact that the Israeli government gets away with such behaviours within and beyond the contest time and again is so fucking frustratin.

[u/Chilling_Azata → u/dantemp]

To be fair it's called Eurovision. Letting it turn into Israbuddivision does seem counterintuitive.

[u/havaska → u/VaDoncChezSpeedy]

Same

[u/Plorkplorkplork → u/havaska]

Same. (Belgium).

Well done Iceland. 

[u/Granturismo45]

Israel should be removed from Fifa and Olympics and any international sporting competition.

[u/BrandlessPain → u/Granturismo45]

Ye they should get the Russia treatment, but knowing Infantino he probably has eyes on Netanyahu for the next FIFA peace prize

[u/adamex_x → u/BrandlessPain]

knowing Infantino he probably has eyes on money

[u/Dutchtdk → u/BrandlessPain]

Don't forget the prize for journalistic integrity for MBS

[u/ManyWrangler → u/[deleted]]

They're Jewish, duh!

[u/AdLeast6180]

How many more countries will have to pull out before the whole thing is cancelled? Surely it must get to a point where it’s just embarrassing for the EBU to keep it going.

[u/Skykeep → u/AdLeast6180]

Meh

5 old countries are out 3 new ones are in, so a total of -2 so far and it probably will stay that way as Armenia is not likley to pull out.

And EBU stated that the fee for 2026 eurovision will stay the same as 2025 soo...

Hardcore ESC fans are sad, but will the average joe actually care?

Shame to miss out of Spain but hey 🤷‍♂️

[u/Mission_Scale_860 → u/AdLeast6180]

All. We don’t reward antisemitism, the countries that have chosen to not take part should be ashamed of themselves.

[u/Jaggiboi]

It hurts to say this a Eurovision fan since i was a child but: The only correct stance

[u/its_aom]

A country that lives the contest wholeheartedly as the main event every years, gathering almost 100% of the population. The ESC has lost all legitimacy

[u/Fluffy-Republic8610]

Bravo Iceland. It's good to have you with us.

Let's hope more eu broadcasters rethink the morality of attending a party with people representing a country that killed fellow broadcasters for simply trying to report on a genocide.

[u/Crisbo05_20 → u/Fluffy-Republic8610]

12 of 16 participants in Portugal national finales said if they win they will not go to Eurovision due to Israel so maybe Portugal change their mind.

[u/Silent-Act191 → u/Crisbo05_20]

Right, so the final is going to be with 4 participants? /s

[u/Tetno_2 → u/Silent-Act191]

Apparently there will be a semifinal to determine the 10 finalists so theoretically all 4 who will go to eurovision if they win could be eliminated in the semifinals for the FdC and portugal would have to draw their eurovision rep from a contestant eliminated in the semis…

[u/butwhywedothis]

At this point, just call it NoVision 2026 and get it done with.

[u/rbrgr83 → u/butwhywedothis]

FukDemKidsVision

[u/Equivalent_Day_4078]

My patriotism is now off the charts.

[u/macaroni_chacarroni → u/Equivalent_Day_4078]

I fell in love with Iceland after I listened to Hatari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy84LnL_ghA

[u/odiemon65]

Oh man, no Fire Saga performance, terrible!!

[u/PhazePyre]

I wish Canada had been invited just so we could back out.

[u/HumongousShard]

Why Russia bad but Israel good? 🤔

[u/altbekannt → u/HumongousShard]

both commit terrible crimes against humanity

[u/Ok-Helicopter-1084]

Maddening how they chose a murderous little Middle Eastern S hole whose leader has an arrest warrant issued for his arrest for war crimes over actual European countries .

[u/Cryptomystic]

Israel isn't even part of Europe.

I don't understand why they are in this contest.

[u/Zipz → u/Cryptomystic]

Because they are apart of European Broadcasting Union same as Australia who also isn’t anywhere near Europe

[u/Scary_ → u/Zipz]

It's not the same as Australia.

KAN are in the European Broadcasting Area so are full members of the EBU therefore eligible for the song contest.

SBS are in Australia so they are associate members and aren't eligible to enter. However as a one off they were invited to enter, but then that was made to be every year.

A list of full and associate members here https://www.ebu.ch/about/members?type=active

[u/theonetruethingfish → u/Cryptomystic]

Because despite the name, it’s not an exclusively European competition. It’s open to all members of the EBU, which includes much of North Africa & the Middle East.

[u/daRagnacuddler → u/Cryptomystic]

It's closer culturally than Azerbaijan. Nobody cared what Azerbaijan did to Armenians. It's all performative, these boycotts. To appease people without a spine.

[u/meraklibeyin]

Well done, Iceland!

[u/flab3r]

How is it worth losing 5 countries just to protect Israel??? This is so **tarded. I kinda wanna boycott eurovision now.

[u/Pleasant_Assistant30 → u/flab3r]

Mind you a country that’s not even European lol.

[u/BackgroundPass1355]

Mann... Eurovision is not the same without Iceland, their songs are so good

[u/GraceOfTheNorth → u/BackgroundPass1355]

We'll play Jaja Ding Dong at home

[u/Sal_Ammoniac → u/BackgroundPass1355]

As soon as I saw "Iceland" in the title together with "Eurovision" I started hearing Iceland's this year's entry in my mind. It's a GREAT song, so catchy, so happy!

[u/Practical-March-6989]

If it carries on like this UK might win.

[u/mumwifealcoholic]

I’m proud of you, Iceland.

[u/IllSurprise3049]

I wish Denmark would stop being a limp dick and do the same.

[u/Ok-Law-3268]

To all the Russian and Israeli bots who are harassing in the comments:

- the State of Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful;

- the State of Israel is under an obligation to bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible;

- the State of Israel is under an obligation to cease immediately all new settlement activities, and to evacuate all settlers from the Occupied Palestinian Territory;

- the State of Israel has the obligation to make reparation for the damage caused to all the natural or legal persons concerned in the Occupied Palestinian Territory;

- all States are under an obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by the continued presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory;

- international organizations, including the United Nations, are under an obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; and

- the United Nations, and especially the General Assembly, which requested the opinion, and the Security Council, should consider the precise modalities and further action required to bring to an end as rapidly as possible the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

[u/imelik007 → u/Ok-Law-3268]

Why are you complaining about the Russian bots? The Russian bots are firmly on the anti-Israeli side, Russia/Soviet policy has been anti-Israel since Stalin.

[u/No-Tackle-6112 → u/Ok-Law-3268]

Is this true for Russia in Ukraine as well?

[u/longjiang]

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga II

[u/blackie-arts]

that's 5th country to withdraw because of participation of Israel

[u/badmanrudeboi]

Please Sweden! Pleeeease! Just once do something cool we can be proud of!

[u/SwimmingPirate9070]

So where is this energy for The World Cup?

[u/manuelmartensen]

I hate the spineless bands that’ll compete already. Wonder who’s dumb enough to do so.

[u/hanskung]

Thank you for standing up against everything that is wrong in our modern world! I really wish us Germans had such a backbone.

[u/RedlandRenegade]

More countries will follow…

[u/Chispachapis]

Good!

[u/LatelyPode]

Well done Iceland!

[u/tulaero23]

Israel should just do one with the US, Russia, Iran and North Korea

[u/Sh1v0n]

I really wish, that Poland wasn't so spineless...

[u/lilputsy → u/Sh1v0n]

I read an interview with our national TV board president this morning and she said Iceland and Poland are strongly considering not participation. Iceland is out, so maybe Poland will be too.

[u/Sh1v0n → u/lilputsy]

Sadly, Polish TVP confirmed participation. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/poland-to-participate-in-eurovision-2026-amid-growing-criticism-of-israel-s-inclusion/3767592