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song contest. They would go so far as to exclude Ukraine in order to protect what they see as the integrity of Eurovision voting. So does Eurovision need to re-write its rule
Eurovision song contest as long as the country maintains its illegal occupation of Palestinian land, thereby not only suppressing Palestinian rights but also entrenching a regime with characteristics of segregation or apartheid, as ruled
Eurovision contest strives to put pop music before politics but has repeatedly struggled to keep global turmoil off the stage. Russia has been barred from taking part since 2022, after its full-scale invasion
rules for the 2026 contest to limit the influence of governments on the results. Israel said the decision to let it take part was a "victory" over critics who had tried to silence
Eurovision has been dragged into the row over Israel’s participation in this week’s song contest. Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, [which is boycotting](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/23/slovenia-to-air-films-about-palestine-instead-of-eurovision-song-contest) the competition in protest against Israel
contestants take that as a challenge to cram as many ideas as possible into their allotted time. This year's alchemists include Finland's **Linda Lampenius & Pete Parkkonen**, whose song [Liekinheitin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtElm1dHUNo)
song contest, gearing up for Tuesday and Thursday’s semi-finals and its grand finale in Vienna on 16 May. If you don’t know who the hot favourites are, it’s because