The European Broadcasting Union had previously announced it would hold a vote on Israel's participation in November.

Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands have all said they would consider boycotting next year’s contest if Israel were to take part

  • mysteryhumpf@feddit.orgEnglish
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    1 day ago

    A large part of the Israeli population protested the war. Netanyahu is so unpopular he might not be in power when ESC happens. I don’t think indiscriminate punishment is the correct move here.

    • Foni@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      1 day ago

      That’s not true, and the polls make it clear that no matter how unpopular Netanyahu is, the war is and has been popular. War protests have focused on the risk to hostages, not the wanton killing of innocents.

    • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      An overwhelming majority of Israeli Jews support the transfer of Palestinians from Gaza, according to a poll by Pennsylvania State University.

      The survey, conducted in March and published by Haaretz newspaper on Thursday, found that 82 percent of Israeli Jews support the forced expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

      Meanwhile, 47 percent of Israeli Jews answered yes to the question: “Do you support the claim that the [Israeli army] in conquering an enemy city, should act in a manner similar to the way the Israelites did when they conquered Jericho under the leadership of Joshua, ie to kill all its inhabitants?” The reference is to the biblical account of the conquest of Jericho.