First, we’ve seen Israel remain in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, despite attempts by the tournament’s broadcasters in Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia to kick them out. After failing in that attempt, those broadcasters are currently boycotting the event.

At the same time, the UN General Assembly has passed another round of sweeping resolutions calling for Israel’s withdrawal from what it terms “occupied territories”, while omitting any reference to terror organisations or the wider context. 

And finally, we’ve seen more than 200 cultural figures signing a letter calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti — a man convicted of multiple counts of murder and terrorism.