# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYZV2gij2hO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65615626-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-16T10:20:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

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. ⁣
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"When Russia invaded Ukraine, it was excluded from the contest and Spain supported that decision," he said.⁣
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He added: "Those principles must also be applied when we talk about Israel. There cannot be double standards."⁣
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Spain is one of the top financial contributors to Eurovision, the international song contest organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).⁣
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Israel's KAN public broadcaster is in the EBU, so Israeli acts participate in the event.⁣
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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.⁣
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#Spain #PedroSanchez #Eurovision #Israel

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eurovision, spain, pedrosanchez, israel

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