Eurovision winner wants Israel excluded from 2026 contest over Gaza war – Middle East Monitor

Austrian singer JJ, who won this year’s Eurovision song contest, called for Israel to be excluded from the 2026 edition in Vienna due to its war on Gaza, Reuters reports.

Eurovision faced controversy again this year linked to the war. An Israeli military campaign has killed over 53,600 Palestinians in Gaza, the enclave’s health authorities say, since 7 October 2023.

Pro-Palestinian groups had urged the European Broadcasting Union to exclude Israel from the…

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