Spain's PM Wants Israel Out of International Cultural Events over Gaza War

Should Israel be excluded from the ESC? At least this is what Spain's Prime Minister. Israel's ambassador counters - and even talks about Germany's withdrawal.

After the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls for Israel to be excluded from the competition.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez joins those criticizing Israel's participation in the Eurovision song contest.

EDITORIAL: Spanish expulsion of Jews II

Now, in a modern echo of that shameful past, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for the expulsion of Israel—not from Iberia this time, but from the Eurovision Song Contest. Sánchez declared that just as Russia was banned for invading Ukraine, so too should Israel be banned over its war with Hamas. He accused the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) of “double standards,” aligning Spain “with Ukraine and Palestine.” This isn’t just a po…

Madrid. The president of the Spanish government, the socialist Pedro Sánchez, said yesterday that Israel should be excluded from the festival of the song Eurovision, estimating that it must be “solidary” with the “people of Palestine”.

A music show becomes a state affair: in Spain the waves blow up after the ESC finale. Among other things, it is about the controversial audience voting. However, questions also come from another country.