Slovenia TV says it won't air Eurovision song contest after pulling out
AP News
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Slovenia’s national broadcaster RTV Slovenia won’t air the Eurovision Song Contest this year after the small European country previously pulled out of the event over Israel’s participation.
This year’s main competition with 35 competing countries is scheduled to be held in Vienna in May.
Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain are boycotting due to discord over whether Israel should be excluded from the popular contest.
Organizers of the song competition decided in December to allow Israel to compete, which prompted the walkout of Slovenia and other countries.
Slovenia has been a vocal critic of Israel over its conduct of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.