israel may be excluded from the European Song Contest

[GLASNOST]

And the CIA chose him to be puppet-president of Ukraine.

 

[xyz]

since when did Australia belong to Europe?

when the British occupied it and colonized it with convicts.

 

[GLASNOST]

when the British occupied it and colonized it with convicts.

ANZ, but it doesn't (or shouldn't) apply to the song contest unless you think of it as the "European Open Song Contest". Maybe the name should be changed to that. Maybe it will.

 

[Zebra]

Ok!

 

[xyz]

interesting:

It's like besides Europe, almost the whole former Roman Empire except for Syria can enter. Australia is out of place.

The yellow means they can enter but haven't. Red means they wanted to enter, then withdrew. Light green: entered, but for another country.

Supposedly something about the "broadcast area".

Not my cup of tea though. Too much bad music, maybe not all of it, but I'm not into it.

 

[Sixties Fan]

“The Eurovision Song Contest is a non-political music event and a competition between public service broadcasters who are members of the EBU,” Noel Curran, the EBU’s director general, said. “It is not a contest between governments.

“Israeli public broadcaster Kan met all the competition rules for this year and can participate, as it has for the past 50 years.

Eurovision operators rule Israel is allowed to compete in 2024 contest

Calls for Israel to be banned from this year’s Eurovision song contest because of the war in Gaza have been rejected by organisers.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Zebra]

israel will take part

 

[Zebra]

but protests are to be expected

 

[Zebra]

interesting:

It's like besides Europe, almost the whole former Roman Empire except for Syria can enter. Australia is out of place.

The yellow means they can enter but haven't. Red means they wanted to enter, then withdrew. Light green: entered, but for another country.

Supposedly something about the "broadcast area".

Not my cup of tea though. Too much bad music, maybe not all of it, but I'm not into it.

a good map!

 

[GLASNOST]

israel will take part

UNFAIRLY! Israel should not be allowed in Europe at all.

 

[Zebra]

australia also takes part!

 

[GLASNOST]

Not my cup of tea though. Too much bad music, maybe not all of it, but I'm not into it.

I was interviewed by a local news paper and that is exactly what I told her.

 

[Roudy]

UNFAIRLY! Israel should not be allowed in Europe at all.

Why? Because the IslamoNazi animals said so?

 

[Zebra]

now in Switzerland on Saturday

 

[Shusha]

now in Switzerland on Saturday

And Israel once again made the finals.