**Watch: PBS Slammed for ‘AI Slop’ Junior Eurovision Video** Malta’s love affair with the Eurovision Song Contest is well-documented, with the nation’s participation in both the adult and junior editions fostering a sense of national pride and cultural expression. However, this year, the local broadcaster PBS has faced a barrage of criticism for its promotional…
**Malta should prepare to boycott Eurovision over Israeli participation – Zahra** Malta’s Eurovision dream could be headed for an abrupt wake-up call. Independent candidate Mina Jack Zahra has urged the island to “seriously consider” boycotting next year’s song contest if Israel is allowed to compete while its military offensive in Gaza continues. The call, made…
Watch: Malta to stay in Eurovision even if Israel takes part, says Bonnici ======================================================================= Malta will not boycott the Eurovision Song Contest next year even if Israel is allowed to compete, Culture Minister Owen Bonnici told parliament on Monday, ending weeks of speculation that had split local artists, activists and casual viewers. Replying to a…
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE has dropped a political bombshell that is reverberating inside Maltese living-rooms: if Israel is allowed to compete in next May’s Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Spain will stay home. The ultimatum—delivered late on Tuesday in Madrid—has pitched the festival we love to hate-watch into its sharpest crisis since Russia was expelled…
Valletta’s Eurovision watch-parties have always been a kaleidoscope of Maltese flags, glitter cannons and pastizzi crumbs, but the 2026 edition could feel eerily empty if Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS makes good on its threat to boycott should Israel be allowed to compete. The announcement, made late Tuesday evening on the Netherlands’ flagship current-affairs show Nieuwsuur, has…
