Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanches says Spain will be ‘on the right side of history’ in boycotting Eurovision in Vienna this year over Israel participating in the contest. ⁣ ⁣ "When Russia invaded Ukraine, it was excluded from the contest and Spain supported that decision," he said.⁣ ⁣ He added: "Those principles must also be applied when we talk about Israel. There cannot be double standards."⁣ ⁣ Spain is one of the top financial contributors to Eurovision, the international song contest organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).⁣ ⁣ Israel's KAN public broadcaster is in the EBU, so Israeli acts participate in the event.⁣ ⁣ Spain isn’t the only country boycotting the event this year - Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia have done the same - over Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza, which was launched in retaliation for the October 7, 2023, attack in Israel by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.⁣ ⁣ #Spain #PedroSanchez #Eurovision #Israel