According to AVROTROS Director-General Taco Zimmerman, "It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the Contest, undermining its neutral character." It says contest can no longer be considered neutral while a participating country remains involved in a large-scale military conflict. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• According to AVROTROS Director-General Taco Zimmerman, "It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the Contest, undermining its neutral character."S1

• It says contest can no longer be considered neutral while a participating country remains involved in a large-scale military conflict.S2

• Dutch broadcaster AvroTros will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest, in protest at Israel's participation in the competition amid the war in Gaza.S3