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Spain has become the fifth country to confirm it will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest next year if Israel is permitted to compete. Spanish broadcaster RTVE said its board had approved the measure, proposed by its president Jose Pablo Lopez, with an absolute majority in a vote on Tuesday. In a statement, it said there were 10 votes …

‘Silencing artists won’t advance peace’: Paramount condemns boycott of Israeli film world  Haaretz Paramount rejects Israeli film boycott supported by Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix and nearly 4,000 others  Fox News Paramount Condemns Israeli Film Boycott After 3,900 Sign Pledge  Variety Paramount condemns Israel boycott by Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, more Hollywood stars  USA Today Actors and directors pledge not to work with Israeli film …

Paramount criticizes pledge by entertainers to boycott Israeli film institutions  Reuters Paramount Criticizes Celebrity-Endorsed Israeli Film Boycott  The New York Times Paramount rejects Israeli film boycott supported by Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix and nearly 4,000 others  Fox News Paramount Condemns Israeli Film Boycott After Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix and 3,900 Industry Names Sign Pledge: ‘Silencing’ Artists Does Not Promote Peace  Variety Paramount condemns Israel …

Paramount Criticizes Celebrity-Endorsed Israeli Film Boycott  The New York Times Paramount rejects Israeli film boycott supported by Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix and nearly 4,000 others  Fox News Paramount criticizes pledge by entertainers to boycott Israeli film institutions  Reuters Over 4,000 actors, filmmakers sign pledge to boycott Israeli film industry over Gaza  The Times of Israel ‘We do not agree’: Paramount criticizes Israeli film industry …

Paramount condemned a pledge signed this week by more than 4,000 actors, entertainers, and producers, including some Hollywood stars, to not work with Israeli film institutions they claim “are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.” The statement made Paramount the first major studio to respond to the pledge released on Monday. “At Paramount, we believe in the …

Paramount on Friday sharply denounced a proposed boycott of Israeli film institutions by a group that calls itself Film Workers for Palestine and is supported by dozens of Hollywood luminaries. Earlier this week, the group launched an open letter pledging to withhold support for Israeli film festivals, production companies and other organizations that the group said were involved in “genocide …

Paramount said it does “not agree with recent efforts to boycott Israeli film-makers”, making it the first major studio to respond to a recent pledge not to work with institutions that supported or were otherwise involved in the “genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”. The pledge circulated by an organization called Film Workers for Palestine has more than 4000 …

LONDON (AP) — The Netherlands added itself Friday to a list of countries pressuring organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest to drop Israel from the contest because of its war in the Gaza Strip. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, one of dozens of public broadcasters that collectively fund and broadcast the contest, said it would not take part in next year’s competition …

After more than 3,900 industry figures signed a pledge not to work with Israeli film institutions, Paramount released a statement condemning the widespread boycott. “At Paramount, we believe in the power of storytelling to connect and inspire people, promote mutual understanding, and preserve the moments, ideas, and events that shape the world we share. This is our creative mission,” reads …

Eurovision 2026 is facing its biggest political storm in decades as a growing number of broadcasters threaten to withdraw if Israel is allowed to compete. While Spain’s Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun has called for RTVE to pull out if Israel is included, Ireland’s RTÉ was first to officially declare it would not take part, citing the “ongoing and appalling loss …