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Eurovision: Final kicks off overshadowed by Israel dispute
Key takeaways
- The kitsch pop music extravaganza, the world's biggest live music contest, has again been overshadowed by protests and a boycott over Israel's participation.
- Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Iceland and Slovenia have pulled out of the world's biggest live music contest, now in its 70th year, in protest at Israel's involvement.
- "We will not be in Vienna, but we will do so with the conviction that we are on the right side of history," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on X on Friday.
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The kitsch pop music extravaganza, the world's biggest live music contest, has again been overshadowed by protests and a boycott over Israel's participation.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dqh IAustralia has taken part in Eurovision for years as a non-European guest nation Image: Martin Meissner/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement The Eurovision Song Contest final began in Austria's capital Vienna on Saturday night amid a boycott by five countries over Israel's participation.
Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Iceland and Slovenia have pulled out of the world's biggest live music contest, now in its 70th year, in protest at Israel's involvement.
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