Iceland

Eurovision host says it won't ban Palestinian flags, drown out boos during Israel's performance

The 70th edition of the contest in May will have just 35 entries, the fewest since 2003, after five national broadcasters said they would boycott the show in protest against Israel's participation.

Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025.
ISRAEL HAS been singled out as no country ever has been before at Eurovision. Here, viewers cheer as they watch this year’s Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, in May.

Eurovision rule changes threaten Israel's chances at success amid boycotts

VÆB, representing Iceland, perform "ROA", during the Grand Final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, May 17, 2025.

Iceland to boycott 2026 Eurovision in protest of go-ahead for Israel

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From the Holy Land to the Land of Fire and Ice

WOW Air, Iceland's low-cost carrier, will start offering four weekly flights from Tel Aviv to Reykjavik, starting in June 2017.

WOW plans to operate four weekly flights from Tel Aviv to Reykjavik beginning on June 9

Icelandic boycotts, troubling precedents

Clever puns, it seems, are preferable to a coherent foreign policy.

Fishermen's boats are seen docked at the Reykjavik harbour in Iceland March 24, 2015.

JPost Editorial: Chilling boycott

Hate spreads to where we wouldn’t expect it to sink roots and all for the sake of basking in the supposed aura of enlightenment.

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65-year-old Israeli man killed while vacationing in Iceland

The victim's family has been notified.

The Icelandic countryside outside the village of Selfoss

Israel looks to shed selfish ways to rebound

Finger-pointing mars blue-and-white’s preparation for crucial qualifier at Iceland.

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Five new ambassadors present Peres credentials

Ambassadors from Poland, Portugal, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Iceland present credentials to president.

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'Iceland formally recognizes Palestinian state'

PA hopes that move will lead others to follow suit; Iceland becomes first Western country to recognize Palestinian territories as an independent state.

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Israel draws tough Euro qualifying group

National team drawn into Group A with perennial powerhouse Serbia, up-and-coming Montenegro as well as the weaker Slovakia, Estonia and Iceland.

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Iceland votes to recognize Palestinian state

Vote paves way for formal recognition; Iceland FM says his country is first Western European country to take this step.

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Iceland: Jewish community celebrates new beginnings

Reykjavik community holds formal Rosh Hashana services with a rabbi and a Torah scroll for first time since end of WWII.

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