@aral Slovenia is also out 🇸🇮

@aral The Norwegian state broadcaster has decided to be in favor of genocide. Or, as they call it: "we're not political".

@aral

Look at this douche of Martin Green, with a smile moreover!

#euroviZion

@aral if three country did boycott, they could maybe setup a counter event. Maybe without the contest, simply big show

@aral Genocidevision for sure

#genocidevision even

@aral@mastodon.ar.al
> Germany, a major Eurovision backer, had signalled it would not take part if Israel was barred. Germany's culture minister Wolfram Weimer told the Bild newspaper he welcomed the decision.
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> "Israel belongs to the Eurovision Song Contest like Germany belongs to Europe," he said.

what

@aral Slovenia is not participating either.

@aral @tayfonay Oh, yay! Maybe the USA can stand in for the boycotting countries!!! 🙄

@aral

and just exactly HOW is israel in europe?

@aral a tenner says the uk have zero backbone, and will be there with bells on.

@aral Thank God we're not going to (Netherlands). Not together with Israël.

@aral Netherlands too!

@aral Slovenia and its RTVSlo too

https://www.rtvslo.si/zabava-in-slog/glasba/ema/izrael-bo-lahko-nastopil-na-evroviziji-med-drzavami-ki-jih-na-tekmovanju-ne-bo-tudi-slovenija/766145

@aral It's a very easy rebranding: EuroviZion

@aral Azerbaijan is participating no problem, of course the size is incomparable, but they have tested the ground

@aral

They'll eventually just have to call it 'Israel's Got Talent' and be able to air it over antenna.

@aral it would be totally cool to get no one to come.

@aral @paul_ipv6
Hope it grows. If it was the United Nations #Eurovision might end up just being Isreal the US

@aral Slovenia

@aral Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia so far.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde6d8wyp79o

https://www.rtve.es/rtve/20251204/rtve-retira-festival-eurovision/16845362.shtml

@aral Spain too:

https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20251204/eurovision-2026-anuncio-uer-participacion-israel/16845370.shtml

@aral yep, in Spain we've done the same 😄

https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20251204/eurovision-2026-anuncio-uer-participacion-israel/16845370.shtml

@aral Spain is leaving #eurovision too.

@aral its bloody great