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'We do not tolerate sporting and cultural events normalizing genocide,' said Spain's Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun, urging a Eurovision boycott if Israel competes in 2026. Spain joins Ireland and the Netherlands in protesting Israel's participation
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Spain should not participate in the next Eurovision if Israel is allowed to take part, Spanish Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun said on Monday, thus joining several other countries who refuse to take part in the continent's largest annual song competition due to the ongoing war in Gaza.
