Opponents to Israel’s participation say that Eurovision is allowing Israel to artwash its image with song and dance as it commits genocide against Palestinians
They were banned. There is a whole thing about why Russia is banned while Israel is not. I don’t have the facts, but comes down to something about membership in EBU (the european broadcasting union).
Russias broadcaster also is a member of the EBU. The membership was suspended by the EBU as a result of Russias (full scale) invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Belarus was suspended in 2021 over the crackdown on anti-government protests.
So are Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and many other non European countries. Australia also participates in Eurovision. The contient really is not the issue here.
They were banned. There is a whole thing about why Russia is banned while Israel is not. I don’t have the facts, but comes down to something about membership in EBU (the european broadcasting union).
Russias broadcaster also is a member of the EBU. The membership was suspended by the EBU as a result of Russias (full scale) invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Belarus was suspended in 2021 over the crackdown on anti-government protests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union
The decision to keep Israels membership active and letting them participate is purely political. It has nothing to do with the structure of the EBU.
So Israel is a member of the European Broadcasting Union?
So are Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and many other non European countries. Australia also participates in Eurovision. The contient really is not the issue here.
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