Slovenia broadcaster to skip Eurovision over Israel participation

RTV Slovenia will not air the Eurovision Song Contest this year after previously withdrawing from the event over Israel’s participation, TRT reported.

“We will not be broadcasting the Eurovision Song Contest,” RTV Slovenia director Ksenija Horvat told The Associated Press, adding that the channel will instead air a film series titled “Voices of Palestine”.

Organisers had decided in December to allow Israel to compete, prompting the withdrawals.

Slovenia has joined several other countries, including Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain, in boycotting the event over Israel’s participation