https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/caeedab1-916a-4f26-a043-d52eafbdfc66 While Trump’s ceasefire has neither ended Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine nor its army’s massacre of hundreds of civilians, it has settled political attacks by key allies that were leaving it isolated. But in the cultural sphere, Israel is facing increasing pressure. When Israel was cleared to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest earlier this month, the competition was plunged into one of the biggest rows in its history. Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Iceland have pulled out in protest, and two former winners have handed back their trophies. Israel accuses its critics of mounting a global smear campaign against it. And it’s not just Eurovision. In the world of sports a vote has just been scheduled that could set in motion Israel’s exclusion from European football. More on that later. Today we ask: will culture do what politics did not– and end Israel’s impunity on the world stage? Watch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm GMT | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:35:37 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/caeedab1-916a-4f26-a043-d52eafbdfc66 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.