{
  "id": 686602,
  "title": "Eyeing Israel’s near-wins, Eurovision to bar conflict-hit countries from hosting contest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/eyeing-israels-near-wins-eurovision-to-bar-conflict-hit-countries",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:18:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/eyeing-israels-near-wins-eurovision-to-bar-conflict-hit-countries-from-hosting-contest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Contest winner usually hosts the next year, but new rules appear aimed at Israel, which came in 2nd this year and last; EBU can still allow winning nation to host if safety assured The post Eyeing Israel’s near-wins, Eurovision to bar conflict-hit countries from hosting contest appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}