Former Eurovision winners including Denmark's Emmelie de Forest and Ireland's Charlie McGettigan are leading calls to exclude Israel from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, citing the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. National broadcasters from Ireland, Spain, Iceland, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have announced withdrawal from the event, and over 1,000 artists—including Björk, Massive Attack, and Brian Eno—have signed a petition opposing Israel's participation, though the European Broadcasting Union ruled in December that Israel would be allowed to compete.