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Spain, Ireland, Slovenia will not broadcast Eurovision to protest Israel's inclusion

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Geopolitical Protest Media Ethics and Broadcasting Israel-Palestine Conflict
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Spain, Ireland and Slovenia will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest when the grand final event takes place on Saturday”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that national broadcasters in Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia will not air the Eurovision Song Contest due to a boycott over Israel's participation.
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web search NEUTRAL — National broadcasters in Ireland, Spain and Slovenia will not air the Eurovision song contest this year, after they decided to boycott the event over Israel’s participation. Having announced it would …
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/23/sloveni…
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web search NEUTRAL — The public broadcasters for Spain, Ireland and Slovenia said Monday they will not show the 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest this week, as they boycott the TV extravaganza over Israel's partici…
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260511-boycotting-sp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain will also not compete in the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Icelandic broadcaster left the contest following an EBU meeting in Geneva in …
https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/11/the-countries-not-competing-…
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“Slovenian broadcaster RTV will instead show the programme series "Voices of Palestine"”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that RTV Slovenia will air the film series 'Voices of Palestine' instead of the contest.
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web search NEUTRAL — National broadcasters in Ireland, Spain and Slovenia will not air the Eurovision song contest this year, after they decided to boycott the event over Israel’s participation.“We will be airing the film…
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/23/sloveni…
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web search NEUTRAL — "We will not be broadcasting the Eurovision song contest," RTV Slovenia's director, Ksenija Horvat, told the Associated Press. "We will be airing the film series Voices of Palestine, featuring Palesti…
https://staging-en.almayadeen.net/news/Arts&Culture/slovenia…
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web search NEUTRAL — Slovenia’s national broadcaster RTV Slovenia has confirmed it won’t air this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after the country previously pulled out of the event over Israel’s participation.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/24/eurovision-crisi…
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“Ireland will broadcast a Eurovision-themed episode of the sitcom "Father Ted"”
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While there is a mention of Father Ted in a general context and a mention of RTÉ, no evidence confirms that RTÉ will specifically air a Father Ted episode during the grand final as a replacement.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Irish participating broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), organised the national final Eurosong 2025 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ireland was drawn to compete in the second …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song…
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web search NEUTRAL — Father Ted Norton's acting career has included him playing a very chatty upbeat priest called Noel Furlong on Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, and appearances as himself in Eurovision Song Contest: The St…
https://nation.cymru/culture/graham-norton-to-add-mayhem-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — RTÉ news brings you the latest Irish news, world news, international news and up to the minute reports on breaking Irish news stories and news from around the world. Watch and listen to Irish ...
https://www.rte.ie/
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“The three countries, along with the Netherlands and Iceland, pulled out of this year's event in Vienna”
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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry for the 2026 contest and news reports, confirm that Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Iceland are boycotting/pulling out of the event in Vienna.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is set to be the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is scheduled to consist of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May and a final on 16 May 2026, held at Wiener…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2026
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web search NEUTRAL — Iceland has joined Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.The next contest is due to be held in Vienna in May 2026 after Austrian singe…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwy9n786n0o
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web search NEUTRAL — Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain will also not compete in the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Icelandic broadcaster left the contest following an EBU meeting in Geneva in …
https://eurovoix.com/2026/05/11/the-countries-not-competing-…
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“the 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest this week”
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Wikipedia and other web results explicitly state that the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest is the 70th edition.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is set to be the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.Generic logo of Eurovision Song Contest introduced for 2026 alongside 70th anniversary branding package. D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2026
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to the official Eurovision Song Contest channel on YouTube! Listen to the songs, watch music videos and performances, and subscribe for exclusive behind-the-scenes clips and interviews.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRpjHHu8ivVWs73uxHlWwFA
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web search NEUTRAL — The 70th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna in May 2026, after the Austrian singer JJ won the 2025 competition with his operatic ballad, Wasted Love.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g7z375l9o
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“Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland”
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Wikipedia and official Eurovision sources confirm that the 2025 contest was held in Basel, Switzerland.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May and a final on 17 May 2025, held at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Swi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2025
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web search NEUTRAL — The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) - the world's biggest music competition - was held in Basel in 2025. The ESC is more than just a music competition: it connects and inspires people across all borders…
https://eurovision-basel.ch/en/
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web search NEUTRAL — EUROVISION 2025 Eurovision 2025 will be held in Basel - Final on 17 May The host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be Basel in Switzerland. The arena will be St. Jakobshalle, and the dates…
https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/eurovision-2025-will-be-held…
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“During Thursday's second semi-final, Ireland's RTE will be showing "The End of the World with Beanz"”
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Only one source (France 24) explicitly mentions that RTÉ will show 'The End of the World with Beanz' during the second semi-final.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comedian, writer and traveller Martin Beanz Warde presents this new environmental docuseries, as he jumps head first into the sustainability and climate action challenges facing Ireland toda...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31889116/
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web search NEUTRAL — During Thursday's second semi-final, Ireland's RTE will be showing "The End of the World with Beanz", featuring 1993 Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh in Norway experiencing life as a reindeer herder.
https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20260511-spain-ireland-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ireland’s Brooke in the green room at the Second Semi-Final, Turin 2022.Muriel Day was the first female artist to represent Ireland at the Contest. That 1969 national final ended up being something of…
https://www.eurovision.com/stories/beyond-the-wins-10-lesser…
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“Spain's RTVE will run its own musical special, "The House of Music"”
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Only one source explicitly mentions that RTVE will air 'La Casa de la Música' (The House of Music) instead of the contest.
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web search NEUTRAL — Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, lit. transl. "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televisión_Española
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web search NEUTRAL — Spanish broadcaster RTVE is set to present a new special edition of ‘La Casa de la Música’ as part of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Televisión Española (TVE).This exciting musical event…
https://esctoday.com/204708/spain-rtve-to-air-special-la-cas…
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web search NEUTRAL — RTVE has confirmed that Benidorm Fest 2026 will be produced and broadcast entirely in Ultra High Definition (4K HDR), a qualitative leap that will transform the experience of the country’s most influe…
https://www.4ksummit.com/rtve-confirms-that-benidorm-fest-20…
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“Public service broadcasters in the Netherlands and Iceland will screen the competition, despite neither taking part”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny whether the Netherlands and Iceland will screen the competition despite not participating.
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“Only 35 countries will take part in Eurovision this year – the fewest since entry was expanded in 2004”
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No evidence was provided regarding the number of participating countries or the historical comparison to 2004.
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“Green said a warning was sent to Israel's participating broadcaster, KAN, telling it to cease putting out videos urging viewers "to vote 10 times for Israel"”
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“professional juries were returning to the semi-finals as a counterbalance to the public vote”
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“First held in 1956, Eurovision is run by the European Broadcasting Union”
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“A UN-backed probe in September determined that "genocide is occurring in Gaza"”
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