The Netherlands will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, Dutch public broadcaster AVROTROS announced Monday, saying the competition can no longer be regarded as neutral amid divisions over the war in Gaza. AVROTROS Director General Taco Zimmermann said international conflicts were increasingly affecting the contest and undermining its character as a neutral cultural event.

AVROTROS says it will sit out 2027 contest since event no longer 'considered neutral'; decision now returns to umbrella broadcaster NPO, which has yet to make a final ruling

The Netherlands will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, its broadcaster said Monday, saying the event can "no longer be considered neutral" given divisions…