Pro-Palestinian Activists Plan ‘Alternative Eurovision’ in Belgium, Protesting Israel’s Participation in Song Contest

A photographer takes a picture of a TV screen in Wiener Stadthalle, the venue of next year’s Eurovision in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Several Belgian organizations are co-hosting their own singing competition in Brussels in solidarity with Palestinians and in protest of Israel’s participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) taking place in Vienna, Austria, in May.

The “United for Palestine” singing competition is being marketed on its...