Ireland will boycott 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for 2nd year over Israel's participation
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RTÉ Statement: 2027 Eurovision Song Contest – About RTÉ
RTÉ Statement: “RTÉ is today confirming that its position regarding participation in the Eurovision Song Contest remains unchanged. RTÉ will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, nor will RTÉ broadcast the competition. RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian […]
Imo this is the only right thing to do especially considering Israel efforts to buy the competition - both by ‘coincidently’ bringing the main sponsors and spending money to get votes across the globe.
Other broadcasters should not allow Israel to hijack the competition and use it as propaganda. Nobody should allow that ever, but most certainly not when a country is committing genocide. Shame on every broadcaster pulling the ‘we dont want to make this political’-card.