Eurovision 2026: All The Countries That Have Spoken Out About Israel's Involvement

<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">The 2026 <a href="news/eurovision/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eurovision Song Contest</a> is still the better part of a year away, but it’s already </span><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eurovision-2026-more-countries-address-israel-controversy_uk_68d27e49e4b02b5b9fb2ded0"><span style="font-weight:400">facing a whole lot of controversy and scrutiny</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Anyone who’s followed the competition in the last few years will know it’s <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eurovision-2025-controversy-israel-explained_uk_6825ef4fe4b0a8ff0de6ba16">already faced plenty of backlash due to Israel’s continued presence</a> amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">In the last month, a number of countries have backed calls for Israel to banned from Eurovision, similar to <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/russia-axed-eurovision-2022_uk_621904f6e4b0f800ce20b6ac">how Russia was banned in 2022</a> after the invasion of Ukraine, with &lt