And yet Germany and Italy are threatening to boycott if Israel is not included.
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The fact that Israel, a supposedly Asian country, is in all these European cultural associations really gives the game away.
Israel (and Australia) not being in Europe was already irritating enough.
well that’s just a misunderstanding about what the completion is… australia, yeah i agree that’s a bit out of the blue but im glad we’re part of it… however, the point is “EBC members + a few” and israel is part of the EBC
The Australia thing is because the competition is huge over there, so as a 50th anniversary special the EBC let them take part. And it just kinda stuck.
Part of this is that we've been an associate member of the EBU since 1950 with our ABC and 1979 for the SBS, the current participant broadcaster. I really don't see a good reason for it not to expand outside of Europe.
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco are all active members of the EBU and so could decide to compete without needing to be invited.
The list of associate members that could be invited by the EBU is even longer; Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, South Korea and Syria. You could make it a real global affair, and a place for peace. Especially if you didn't give countries currently engaged in war a platform.
I'm going to boycott until every European country is represented.
I want to see a couple of Vatican cardinals backed by a Swiss guard dance troupe.
Finally, justice for Joost Kleine.
Thanks posting that too
I will boycott it too, like I do every year.
We're up to Spain, Ireland and The Netherlands now. Gonna be interesting.
Let's hope that we have a domino effect with other countries boycotting too. Sometimes the wider public just need to have this drawn to their attention.
Last year would've been a better time for this threat, but I guess this is better than nothing.
Honestly, one should boycott Eurovision anyway. I don’t have the time or patience for empire.
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