The television networks of Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia have announced that they will not air the Eurovision Song Contest, which they have decided to boycott due to Israel's participation, as reported by France Press.

The Slovenian Radio and Television (SRT) has announced that instead of the final on Saturday, they will air a program dedicated to the Palestinians. The Spanish Radio and Television (IRT) will air a musical event unrelated to Eurovision, while the Irish public television will broadcast an episode of a television series.

"Instead of the Eurovision circus, the public television program will be dedicated to the thematic series 'The Voice of Palestine'," stated the Slovenian media.

"The Spanish Television will celebrate its 70th anniversary – seven decades during which millions of songs by thousands of artists have been broadcast. IRT honors this legacy and looks to the future through a new special edition of 'The House of Music', explained the media at the beginning of May, without mentioning the contest.

Ana-Maria Bordas, the director of content creation at IRT, emphasized that the chosen day for broadcasting has "particular significance in Europe (...), it is the International Day of Peaceful Coexistence."

Ireland's Radio and Television will air an episode from the popular 1990s Irish sitcom "Tate Ted." The episode features two utterly confused priests writing a song to participate in an international song contest.

The three countries announced that they are boycotting the 70th edition of the contest, organized this year in Vienna, as a protest against the decision of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to allow Israel's participation.

Iceland and the Netherlands also decided to withdraw for the same reason but announced that they will air the program, as reported by BTA.

The five countries criticize Israel for waging war in Gaza in response to the attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on its territory on October 7, 2023. Over a thousand performers and groups also called for a boycott, as did Amnesty International, and a pro-Palestinian demonstration was held in the Austrian capital on Saturday.