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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Will EBU kick Israel out of Eurovision?
Calls to ban Israel came recently from Eurovision contestants from this year and previous years. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will discuss a call from Iceland's public broadcaster to ban Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest in its upcoming meeting of the EBU General Assembly in London from July 3-4, according to a report in Eurovision Fun News. The minutes from an April board meeting of RÚV, Iceland's broadcaster, were just published in European media. Prior to this year's Eurovision competition in May, where Israel's song, 'New Day Will Rise,' performed by Yuval Raphael, came in first in the popular voting and second overall, there were calls from artists and broadcasting authorities throughout Europe to ban Israel's participation due to the war in Gaza. These authorities included Iceland, Slovenia, Finland, the Netherlands, and Ireland. Raphael, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre, gave a heartfelt rendition of the song despite threats and protests over her participation. Following the final, these calls to ban Israel next year intensified. Just before the competition took place in May, Ireland's broadcaster was given a commitment from the EBU that the issue of Israel's participation in the song contest would be brought up for 'a broader discussion among members,' according to N12. In April, RÚV instructed its director-general Stefán Eiríksson to vote in favor of excluding Israel from the Eurovision and the EBU if the EBU were to consider a proposal to ban Israel. Eiríksson made a presentation about Israel's participation at the April meeting of its board. According to the website Eurovision Fun, the text of the decision by RÚV's board read: 'The Board of Directors thanks the director-general for his report on the current state of affairs regarding participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by the EBU. The Board of Directors makes the following recommendations to RÚV: 'If a proposal is made at the EBU level to expel the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation from the organization and/or the Eurovision Song Contest due to actions by the Israeli government towards residents of the Gaza Strip, the Board of Directors will recommend that RÚV support such a proposal after consulting with the board. This recommendation draws on the precedent set with the exclusion of Russia and Belarus, due to the unacceptable actions of their governments.' Eurovision Fun also wrote, 'This board decision aligns closely with recent public statements by Iceland's Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, who has explicitly expressed her opposition to Israel's participation in Eurovision 2025. RÚV has officially confirmed that it has communicated this governmental position to the EBU.' TheEBU has consistently said it will not ban Israel, as Eurovision is a contest between broadcasting authorities rather than governments, and that KAN, Israel's government broadcaster, has not broken any Eurovision rules. Calls to ban Israel came recently from Eurovision contestants from this year and previous years, including this year's winner, JJ from Austria. KAN said in a statement that it is already preparing for next year's Eurovision competition in Austria.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Israeli artists should compete in Eurovision under a neutral flag, Icelandic official suggests
The EBU will discuss a call from Iceland's public broadcaster to ban Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest in its upcoming meeting of the EBU General Assembly in London. Israeli artists performing in Eurovision should only be allowed to perform under a "neutral flag," the president of Iceland's national broadcaster RÚV suggested on Tuesday. Writing in Icelandic newspaper Visir, Stefán Jón Hafstein called on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to review his proposals regarding Israel's inclusion in future Eurovision events, which includes the option of suspending Israeli participation "until international investigations are available with conclusive results." "At most, independent Israeli artists are allowed to compete under a neutral flag provided they declare support for Eurovision's core values, including human rights for all," Hafstein wrote. The EBU will discuss a call from Iceland's public broadcaster to ban Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest in its upcoming meeting of the EBU General Assembly in London on Thursday and Friday. Prior to this year's Eurovision competition in May, where Israel's song, 'New Day Will Rise,' performed by Yuval Raphael, came in first in the popular voting and second overall, there were calls from artists and broadcasting authorities throughout Europe to ban Israel's participation due to the war in Gaza. Calls to ban Israel came recently from Eurovision contestants from this year and previous years, including this year's winner, JJ from Austria. The EBU has consistently said it will not ban Israel, as Eurovision is a contest between broadcasting authorities rather than governments, and that KAN, Israel's state broadcaster, has not broken any Eurovision rules. Hannah Brown contributed to this report.
RTÉ News
19-06-2025
- RTÉ News
Gardaí to conduct interviews in Iceland over Jónsson case
Gardaí are due to go to Iceland next week to interview a number of people as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Icelandic man Jón Jónsson, police in Iceland have confirmed. The 41-year-old disappeared in Dublin while attending the Dublin Poker Festival with his partner in 2019. He was last seen exiting the Bonnington Hotel and walking down the Swords Road past the entrance to Highfield Hospital, heading towards the Collins Avenue junction, on 9 February 2019. In a statement, police in Iceland said gardaí would speak to around 35 people in Iceland in relation to the case. They said police in Iceland would assist gardaí in their work. Tips submitted to gardaí as a result of the 'Where is Jón?' podcast series from RTÉ and RÚV, the public service broadcaster in Iceland, resulted in new searches in April across a number of areas in Dublin with the assistance of human remains detection dogs.
RTÉ News
17-06-2025
- RTÉ News
French woman arrested after Irish residents killed in Iceland
Freyr Gígja Gunnarsson, News Reporter at Iceland's national broadcaster, RÚV, details the incident in which an Irish resident was arrested after her husband and daughter were stabbed to death in Iceland.
The Journal
16-06-2025
- The Journal
French father and daughter killed in Iceland were resident in Ireland, local media reports
TWO FRENCH TOURISTS found dead in an Icelandic hotel on Saturday morning were residents of Ireland, local media reported. Another French tourist, aged in her 60s, has been arrested in Iceland suspected of murdering her husband and adult daughter while the three were on holidays in the country. The two deceased were found dead at the Edition Hotel in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, while the arrested woman was found alive with stab injuries. Advertisement The two deceased also had 'injuries, including stab injuries, but there will be a further investigation that will reveal what kind of injuries are involved', Reykjavik police officer Aevar Palmi Palmason told state broadcaster RÚV. Ævar Pálmi Pálmason, assistant chief of the Central Investigation Department of the Metropolitan Police, told local media that the tourists were residents in Ireland. It was also reported in Icelandic media that the family had travelled to the country from Ireland. Crime is incredibly low in Iceland. In 2021, the country with a population of around 370,000 had a total of two recorded homicides. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
