{"id":2158336,"date":"2026-09-22T11:26:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2158336"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:26:56","slug":"head-of-spains-rtve-backs-ongoing-eurovision-boycott-over-israels-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2158336","title":{"rendered":"Head of Spain&#8217;s RTVE backs ongoing Eurovision boycott over Israel&#8217;s participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/31\/21\/1200x675_cmsv2_7e03f0b2-e840-56c0-878e-475b605bd210-9923121.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2927678-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2927678\" data-cid=\"9922915\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2927678-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/29\/15\/189x106_cmsv2_e42d5e7c-63f8-57f4-bf57-13bf6f97b3fa-9922915.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE. 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New York headquarters at the start of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, 21 September 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Iran<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US open to Iran UN meeting as conflicting reports over deal swirl\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Culture<\/p>\n<p>                          Culture news<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Head of Spain&#8217;s RTVE backs ongoing Eurovision boycott over Israel&#8217;s participation<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/31\/21\/1536x864_cmsv2_7e03f0b2-e840-56c0-878e-475b605bd210-9923121.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"An Eurovision flag flies at the port of Burgas, on Bulgaria&apos;s Black Sea coast, which will host the 71st Eurovision Song Contest in 2027. 14 August 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              An Eurovision flag flies at the port of Burgas, on Bulgaria&#8217;s Black Sea coast, which will host the 71st Eurovision Song Contest in 2027. 14 August 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Valentina Petrova<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Valentina Petrova\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspHarry Bligh\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1790076416\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-09-22 13:26:56 +02:00\">22\/09\/2026 &#8211; 13:26 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time 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u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>RTVE president Jos\u00e9 Pablo L\u00f3pez said it was \u201cdeeply painful\u201d that Israel\u2019s public broadcaster remained eligible to compete while the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continued.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00f3pez said he would ask the board of RTVE to uphold Spain\u2019s departure from Eurovision, with a final decision expected by mid-October.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00f3pez told a Senate committee on Tuesday that it was &#8220;deeply painful&#8221; that Israel&#8217;s public broadcaster would continue to participate in Eurovision &#8220;despite everything, and given this situation that is still being experienced in Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s withdrawal would be more significant as one of Eurovision\u2019s \u201cBig Five\u201d, the group of countries that make the largest financial contributions to the European Broadcasting Union and therefore automatically qualify for the final.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">The announcement was reported and televised by the corporation&#8217;s news outlet, RTVE Noticias<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Spanish government has been a vocal supporter of Palestine and Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez has been one of Israel&#8217;s most virulent critics, labelling its actions in Gaza a genocide.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, Gaza&#8217;s health ministry has reported more than 73,000 deaths in the last three years of Israel&#8217;s retaliatory military operation. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, since an October 2025 ceasefire, Israeli strikes have killed more than 1,300 people in the devastated Palestinian territory, according to the Gaza health ministry, whose figures are considered generally reliable by the United Nations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul 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