Iceland will not take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest , the country’s public broadcaster has said, joining four other countries boycotting the event over Israel’s inclusion.

Broadcaster RUV said on Wednesday that the Nordic nation would not participate in the 2026 competition, after organiser the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) greenlit Israel’s involvement last week, dismissing calls from some countries to hold a vote on whether to exclude the country.

“It is clear from the public debate in this country and the reaction to the EBU’s decision last week that there will be neither joy nor peace regarding RUV’s participation,” the broadcaster’s director general Stefan Eiriksson said in a statement.

Iceland, along with Ireland , Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands, had thr

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