Дара не ми е любимка, песента не ме вдъхновява, но на фона на останалите е направо бисер.

Да сипя лъжица катран, имам подозрението, че ДАРА спечели, защото европейците гласуваха против Израел.

Immediately after Israel’s participation was confirmed by EBU in December last year, some countries, politicians and musical artists began calling for a boycott of the contest.

On December 4, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Iceland and Ireland said they would boycott the contest if Israel took part.

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, representing the Netherlands, accused Israel of “proven interference” in last year’s contest while also noting its “serious violation of press freedom” during the Gaza war. It said that “under the current circumstances, participation cannot be reconciled with the public values that are fundamental to our organisation”.

Ireland said it would not take part either, with its broadcaster RTE also citing “the appalling loss of lives in Gaza and humanitarian crisis” as the reason for its boycott.

Slovenia’s national broadcaster said it would boycott participation “on behalf of the 20,000 children who died in Gaza”, while Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE also announced that it would not participate. “The situation in Gaza, despite the ceasefire and the approval of the peace process, and the use of the contest for political goals by Israel, make it increasingly difficult to keep Eurovision a neutral cultural event,” its secretary-general, Alfonso Morales, said in a statement.

On December 10, Iceland’s broadcaster RUV said that the Nordic nation would also not participate in the 2026 competition. “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.

Bulgaria won the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on Saturday, while Israel faced boos after finishing in second place.

This year's final was among the least attended and least watched in the contest's history after five countries - Spain, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia - withdrew over Israel's participation. A boycott campaign also led many viewers to avoid the event.
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The EBU dodged a bullet with Bulgaria's win as a victory for Israel would have meant holding the festival in the country next year.

However, the controversy has been extremely damaging for the contest, with some saying it risks the future of the event.

Spain, one of Eurovision’s “Big Five” countries that automatically qualify for the final and contribute much of the contest’s funding, refused to air the event through its public broadcaster RTVE.

"The Eurovision Song Contest is a competition, but human rights are not. There is no room for indifference," the broadcaster said.

"Peace and justice for Palestine."