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The next edition of Eurovision will take place in May 2026 in Austria. Several countries threaten not to participate if Israel is present.
There are already several countries that threaten not to participate in Eurovision if Israel is present. The musician Salvador Sobral considers that Portugal should also refuse to participate. However, you think this scenario “unrealistic” and theCUSA The Minister of Foreign Affairs to be “very cowardly”.
Asked about Israeli isolation and the contestation of several countries about Israeli participation in Eurovision, the artist argues that Israel should not participate.
“If I were an Israeli artist would never participate in Eurovision. It is public money from the Israeli state that leads the country to Eurovision,” he says.
Already five countries – Spain, IRLANDA, SLOVEN, Iceland and Netherlands – If Israel is present. In this sense, the musician considers that Portugal should make the same decision. However, you think “unrealistic” To think that all countries will boycott the festival.
“I consider Paulo Rangel very cowardly. I would very much like Portugal to leave for symbolism,” he says.
The next edition of Eurovision will take place in May 2026 in Austria.
In an interview at SIC Notícias, DAs an example, the trip of a former Barcelona acurarchy in the humanitarian flotilla to Gaza: “Imagine Carlos Coins? I don’t imagine Paulo Rangel either.”
O Eurovision 2017 winner no criticism of the government. He says Pedro Sánchez, head of the Spanish government, has “more courage” than the Portuguese government. AD “What you do is please the arrivals of arrival for fear that they continue to vote arrives,” he says.
Salvador Sobral also argues that Europe has “two weights and two measures” compared with the .
