Eurovision 2026: More Countries Weigh In On Israel Controversy

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68c2ca5c190000745934cc29.jpg?cache=k0JAzB3qZ0&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Israeli singer Yuval Raphael at the Eurovision red carpet launch earlier this year" data-caption="Israeli singer Yuval Raphael at the Eurovision red carpet launch earlier this year" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="FABRICE COFFRINI via AFP via Getty Images" />Israeli singer Yuval Raphael at the Eurovision red carpet launch earlier this year</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400">As <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eurovision-song-contest-2026-controversy-israel-explained_uk_68c3f72ee4b0e84178210220">the debate</a> around whether <a href="news/israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Israel</a> should be allowed to return to the <a href="news/eurovision/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eurovision Song Contest</a> next year only continues to get louder, more participating countries have been weighing in over the last few days.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Israel’s presence at Eurovision has been <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/madonna-eurovision-performance-israel_uk_5cac620ce4b02e7a705cd85d?utm_hp_ref=uk-uktv">a contentious issue for a number of years</a> because of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, and as the situation has intensified, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eurovision-2025-controversy-israel-explained_uk_6825ef4fe4b0a8ff0de6ba16">organisers have faced increasing calls to ban the nation’s broadcaster Kan from competing</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">The last few weeks h