Bavarian leader Markus Söder questioned on Friday whether Germany should participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.
But unlike several other European countries, he's not critical of Israeli participation - but Europe's reaction to it.
"When I see how people in Europe are discussing boycotting the ESC, the European Song Contest, because Israel is participating, I say to my friends, if they don't want to do it, then we won't do it either.
"We never win anyway, we just have to pay for everything," he said during his keynote speech at the conservative Christian Social Union party conference in Munich.
Söder was responding to the announcement by several countries - including Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Iceland - that they did not want to participate in next year's Eurovision in Austria because Israel was allowed to participate.
"We stand by Israel," said Söder.
LATEST POSTS
- 1
Qantas and Virgin Australia Ban Power Bank Usage on Flights Following Safety Incidents - 2Scientists document a death from a meat allergy tied to certain ticks
- 3Mechanical Sidekick d: A Survey of \Elements and Execution d\ Cell phone
- 4Potential Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping could further damage global economy
- 5Watch SpaceX launch NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying satellite on Jan. 11
- 5 Great and High Evaluated Scene Configuration Administrations For 2024
- These 2 moon rovers used cameras and lasers to hunt for simulated water ice — and one looks like WALL-E
- Windows to the Previous: An Excursion Through the World's Notable Engineering
- Tech Development Disclosed: A Survey of \Usefulness and Configuration in Concentration\ Tech Item
- Going on a bad date is a drag. Worse? Ending up as a cautionary tale on TikTok.
- South Africa pushes for $200B investment
- Green Inflections: A Manual for Inside Plants
- Exposure to neighborhood violence leads some Denver teens to use tobacco and alcohol earlier, new study shows
- Jupiter and the moon take a sunset stroll on March 26. Here's how to see it
