Young singer JJ, winner of Eurovision 2025He expressed his regret for Israel’s participation in the competition despite the ongoing military operations in Gaza, hoping to be excluded in 2026, in an interview published today in El Pais.

“It is very frustrating that I see that Israel is still participating in the competition,” the 24 -year -old artist said in the Spanish newspaper.

“I would like Eurovision to take place in Vienna without Israel next year. But the ball is on the stadium ‘of the organizer, of her European Broadcasting Union (EBU)he underlined.

“We, the artists, cannot be expressed on the subject.”

Johannes Pitch, or JJ, also called for a “greater transparency” on the public vote, which led to the second Saturday to the Israeli singer and survived the bloody attack of October 7th on October 20th.

Jay Jay’s statements have sparked reactions to Austria, one of Israel’s warmest supporters in Europe: The singer responded, through Warner’s record label, “how they regret if these statements were misinterpreted”, while the state -owned television network ” APA News Agency.