First Spain, and now Ireland. I don’t even know what goes on at Eurovision, but let’s hope the momentum on this keeps going.
It’s more or less the European version of American Idol, so I can see the protests being a sizable thing
Israel isn’t in Europe, so why is it in Eurovision in the first place?
I feel like this gets asked often. There are several countries that aren’t in Europe but that currently participate in Eurovision: Israel, Cyprus, Armenia, and Australia.
The contest is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is made up of various broadcasters from countries across Europe and beyond. The BBC is a member of the EBU, as is RTE in Ireland, Rai in Italy, SVT in Sweden and so on. There are 73 member stations from more than 56 countries, and they’re entitled to send acts to Eurovision if they wish.
So as long as a nation has a broadcaster that operates inside the EBU, they’re allowed to enter.
That’s a good question… Is there a large European diaspora in Israel?
Good one xD
It’s in the European Broadcasting Area. So is most of the Middle East, but in the region only Israel participates.
Well done Ireland! This is a statement more countries should follow
Yeah The Netherlands are boycottting as well!
