Overview

• Spain’s RTVE board voted 10–4, with one abstention, to withdraw if Israel competes, joining RTE (Ireland), RTVSLO (Slovenia), AVROTROS (Netherlands) and Iceland’s public broadcaster in threatening a boycott.
• The EBU says its board will consider the issue in November before a full membership vote, and broadcasters must declare participation by mid-December.
• BBC director-general Tim Davie said the corporation will confirm its stance after the EBU sets out eligibility guidance and required assurances.
• Israeli reports claim the EBU suggested Israel could compete under a neutral flag or voluntarily sit out, but those options have not been confirmed by the EBU.
• Protests and hostile incidents at Malmö 2024 and Basel 2025 intensified scrutiny, and 2025 winner JJ publicly called for Israel’s exclusion.