Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeA Dutch broadcaster said the contest cannot be considered neutral as long as Israel participates due to the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and called on the European Broadcasting Union to establish clear rules for countries involved in military conflictsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz08:26 PM • August 24 2026 IDTThe Netherlands will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria over Israel's participation, the Dutch public broadcaster said Monday, citing what it described as severe humanitarian suffering in Gaza.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel boycottMiddle EastGazaEurovisionIsrael-Gaza WarEuropeTrending NowAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItOne Palestinian Demand Exposed the Limits of an Arab's Place in Israeli PoliticsAltalena Shipwreck Found Intact Underwater 78 Years After IDF Sank Irgun VesselIsrael's Former Labor Party Leader Announces Pancreatic Cancer DiagnosisCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1SyriaWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasPollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetherlands to Boycott Eurovision for Second Year Over Israel's ParticipationCan Israel Resurrect the Right Wing's Most Explosive Symbol From the Deep Sea?'NAZA,' Film About Israel's Actions in Gaza, to Premiere at Venice Film FestivalPakistan's Army Chief Set to Meet People Close to Khamenei During Tehran VisitHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California ProgressiveIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza Medics