I hope it turns into a wider boycott movement. Very nice!
this post was submitted on 04 Dec 2025
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While Eurovision usually avoids politics, Russia was expelled from the contest following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and critics have argued that Israel should also be banned over its ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza, which has left over 70,000 people dead, per the Hamas-run health ministry. Israel has defended its campaign as a response to the deadly attack by militants on October 7, 2023, which left around 1,200 people dead.
https://www.newsweek.com/eurovision-2026-countries-boycotting-israel-ireland-spain-withdraw-11158483
'Conflict with hamas' these fucking Nazi fleshlights
Genocide is just a misunderstanding or something.
The money to run EV comes from the voters (paying per sms etc), as well as tv advertising. So in this situation it seems likely that many individuals will also choose to boycott it, choosing not to watch and not to vote. That might lead to a financial penalty for EBU, but at the same time this will distort even further the 'results' of what what may be considered one of the largest (albeit very biased) global experiments in democracy, especially for teenagers. Maybe an alternative can emerge ?
If Israel win in 2026, it will pretty much kill off Eurovision in 2027
And they get unlimited free money from their sugar daddies, so
The money for the Eurovision Song Contest comes from (smallest to largest) commercial exploitation via music sales, tour and merchandise, entry fees, extra contributions from the big 5 broadcasters, and (the vast majority) the host nation’s broadcaster.
Ad boycotts would not have a material impact as even the big 5 pay a paltry sum in TV terms (no up-to-date numbers but the BBC contributes around £300k) so even the broadcasters who do run advertising wouldn’t miss out.
What a crock
Good!