NEW RULES TO BE DISCUSSED
The assembly will talk about new guidelines meant to discourage governments from overly selling songs to sway voters, following allegations that Israel unfairly boosted its entrant this yr.
If members can not agree on these, they could maintain a vote on Israel’s participation, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the competition, mentioned.
Israel’s 2025 entrant, Yuval Raphael, was on the Nova music pageant, one of many targets of the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas assault on Israel that triggered the Gaza conflict.
A complete 1,200 individuals have been killed and 251 taken hostage within the assault by Palestinian militant group Hamas, based on Israeli tallies. Greater than 70,000 individuals have been killed in Gaza within the ensuing battle, based on well being authorities within the enclave.
Israeli public broadcaster KAN mentioned it’s getting ready for subsequent yr’s contest and can quickly launch modifications to its entry choice course of. KAN added it would current its place on potential disqualification on the assembly.
Public broadcasters from Slovenia, Eire, Spain and the Netherlands are threatening to boycott the Could 2026 occasion, to be hosted by Austria, if Israel competes.
