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Spain is the first member of the so-called Big Five – the five countries that contribute the most to fund Eurovision, which also includes the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy – to officially announce a boycott if Israel took part in the competition
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Spain's public broadcaster RTVE voted on Tuesday to resign from the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel takes part in the competition, following in the footsteps of Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in threatening to boycott the annual song festival, one of the world's most viewed broadcasts.
