Israel is set to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union general assembly called off a vote over its participation.

Next year’s contest, which will be the 70th Eurovision, is due to take place in Austria from May 12-16. The EBU own and organize the competition each year in collaboration with the member broadcaster in the country that is hosting.

Golan Yochpaz, CEO of Israeli broadcaster and EBU member KAN, told the gathered assembly: “The attempt to remove KAN from the contest can only be understood as a cultural boycott. A boycott may begin today – with Israel – but no one knows where it will end or who else it may harm. Are public broadcasters and independent journalistic institutions prepared to sign their names to a cultural boycott? Are EBU m

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