"Los estudiantes siguen gritando por justicia sin mirar hacia Bruselas. La tragedia no es solo la muerte de dieciséis personas bajo la marquesina colapsada, sino que toda una generación ha dejado de creer que Europa pueda ofrecerles refugio."

So excuse my overall scepticism that this deal, considering it has been brokered by a xenophobic, Islamophobic, far-right, ignorant bigot is going to bring a safe, stable and just future for Palestine and the Palestinians.

Es que me lo veía venir. Me veo ahora a la mayoría de organismos de radiodifusión recogiendo cable (nunca mejor dicho) y haciendo como que no pasa nada: "Esta semana no se está cometiendo un genocidio así que palante."

And here we have it: Spain withdraws from #Eurovision over Israel's participation.

Just in: Spain will most likely announce their #Eurovision withdrawal tomorrow.

This will make Spain the first (and, so far, the only) Big Five country pulling out. Big blow for Eurovision's viewing numbers *and* finances.

Y todos los países que quedan por pronunciarse aún, que queda mucha pretemporada. En la lista veo a Portugal, Finlandia y Noruega.

The Netherlands just announced their withdrawal as well. #Eurovision

If they are so long-running, why withdraw now then? Again, Ireland had plenty of years for this.

Iceland and Slovenia have also announced their withdrawals, by the way. Long-running issues there as well?

There has been no unconditional confirmation from the broadcaster, so I don't think they have made up their minds about it.

Liam, Israel has participated uninterruptedly between 2000 and 2023. Ireland had plenty of chances to withdraw within that period claiming poor results.

In 2024, Ireland hit 6th place with a major success. Their recent track record is pretty favourable, yet they will still withdraw and we know why.

¡Y Bélgica! El seguro es bastante más barato, pero siempre con copago. No sé qué tipo de Estado del bienestar ejemplar pretenden vendernos cuando te mandan a casa con un ibuprofeno y además te cobran.

Spain's withdrawal from #Eurovision would be a massive blow to the contest. Not only due to the massive crowds of Spaniards gathering in front of the TV every year, but also because Eurovision would be losing one of its Big 5 contestants—with all the financial/sponsorship havoc this would entail.

Llegar a Suiza hace una semana y enterarme de que aquí contratar seguro médico es obligatorio, tengas o no trabajo. Ya conozco gente con +20000 de deuda por no poder pagarlo. Demencial.