Published Apr 23, 2026, 9:35 AM ET · Updated 7 months ago · 2 sources

Slovenia TV says it won’t air Eurovision song contest after pulling out

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s national broadcaster RTV Slovenia said on Thursday it 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 May 12-16 in Vienna. Slovenia along with a handful of other countries — Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain — are boycotting because Israel was allowed to take part. The AP i