Overview
- No Music For Genocide published an open letter Tuesday calling on public broadcasters, performers, crews, screening hosts, and fans to boycott Eurovision 2026 unless the EBU bars Israel’s broadcaster KAN.
- The signatories include Brian Eno, Massive Attack, Paloma Faith, Paul Weller, Kneecap, Sigur Rós, Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, and Macklemore, taking the total past 1,100.
- The letter argues the EBU applies double standards by allowing Israel to compete while Russia remains banned after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- National broadcasters in Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have withdrawn from the 2026 contest in protest of Israel’s inclusion.
- The EBU decided in December 2025 to proceed with the Vienna contest in May under new safeguards that cut the number of viewer votes and restore juries to the semi-finals.