Cross posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/40878444

Iceland’s broadcaster RÚV will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 due to Israel’s participation. The decision was made at a meeting of the RÚV board 10 December 2025, 17:27 CET The board of the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has decided not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.

In a press release, RÚV explains that Iceland will not take part in next year’s contest due to Israel’s confirmed participation:

– It is clear from the public debate in this country and the reaction to the EBU’s decision made last week that there will be neither joy nor peace regarding RÚV’s participation in Eurovision. It is therefore RÚV’s decision to inform the EBU today that RÚV will not participate in Eurovision next year.

PRESS RELEASE Icelandic National Broadcasting - Press release 10 December 2025

Continue reading here - https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/iceland-will-not-participate-in-eurovision-2026

  • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    Kudos for Iceland.

    So far it’s a disgracefully short list of Western nations willing to do merely the easiest simplest most symbolic of actions imaginable of shunning the mass murdering new-Nazi state of Israel in a frigging song contest.

    Remember this next time the regularly talk of “bringing Freedom and Democracy” is coming out from the usual French, British, German (to name just the 3 largest European nations by population in Eurovision) bullshit mongers and all other such sociopath warmongering politicians in the West.

    Millions of WWII veterans are turning on their graves at how the NAZIs of this era own politicians in most of the West.