Eurovision to vote on Israel's participation

Eurovision Song Contest organisers have said member broadcasters will vote in November on whether Israel can participate in the musical extravaganza next year, as calls have mounted for the country to be excluded over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

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Eurovision Song Contest organisers have said member broadcasters will vote in November on whether Israel can participate in the musical extravaganza next year, as calls have mounted for the country to be excluded over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The board of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which brings together public broadcasters and runs the event, has sent a letter to members indicating that the vote will take place at an extraordinary general meeting held online in early November, spokesperson Dave Goodman said.

The vote would be on whether Kan, the Israeli public broadcaster and member of the EBU, would participate, Mr Goodman said in an email. An “absolute majority” in the vote would be required for an exclusion to pass, he said.