A week away from the biggest Song Contest on the Planet and the Eurovision Committee and already reaching for the 'We don't do politics' mantra as nations question why the hell Israel haven't been booted out for their ongoing genocide in Palestine.
There were calls for Israel to join Russia and Belarus on the sidelines where they were told not to bother entering a song previously after the Ukraine war kicked off and there were protests inside and outside the event against the country and there are almost certain to be the same this year in Switzerland but the Irish Public Broadcaster has beat the rush by questioning Israel's continued inclusion in the Eurovision song contest
A letter from 72 former contestants has also gone into the European Broadcasters Union (EBU) letterbox asking why the Israeli broadcaster is allowed in as the broadcaster was: 'Complicit in Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza and the decades-long regime of apartheid and military occupation against the entire Palestinian people'.
The performers went on to say that the inclusion: 'Would allow music to be used as a tool to whitewash crimes against humanity and would amount to double standards since the EBU has banned Russia from the event since 2022 over its invasion of Ukraine.'
An EBU spokesperson said: 'We understand the concerns and deeply held views around the current conflict in the Middle East. The EBU is not immune to global events but, together with our members, it is our role to ensure the contest remains, at its heart, a universal event that promotes connections, diversity and inclusion through music' which would sound great if there wasn't for the other nations sat on the bench for being warmongery and unable to promote connections, diversity and inclusion through their music.
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Israel Eurovision Ban Calls Growing
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Maybe you could go to Israel and help them stop being so mean. Or, or, you could gather up a bunch of people that think like you and go help the "palestinians". you know, fix the world instead of just posting snarky comments - that are mostly based on an imaginary world where people want world peace.
Or Israel could just stop the genocide and ignorant people like you stop supporting their genocide. Ever consider that?
not near as powerful as you doing something besides harping...
if Israel stops doing what they are doing, then the so called "Palestinians" with the help of iran, syria, et al would begin pursuing true genocide against the Jewish people. the next group after Jews would likely be non-believers.
Ignorant support for the Israeli genocide it is then, quelle surprise.
versus ignorant support of "palestinians"... is there a difference between us except for you are ignoring facts like:
> Israel expanded its territory be defeating egypt, lebanon, and syria multiple times in defensive wars
> the "palestinians" elected hamas!
> hamas, with the support of the people that elected it, purposefully and brutualy attacked civilians in Israel
> the urban areas where the "palestinians" live was a rats nest of tunnels and military outposts hidden in hospitals, schools, places of worship, etc. so that people like you would call destroying the military assets genocide
> the population of the "palestinians" has grown from 3 million in 2000, to 5.2 million in 2021 - not a very effective genocide...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Palestine
> other muslims don't care about the "palestinians" so do not come to their aid
> these "palestinians" were governed by egypt, but egypt doesn't want them back so is blocking them from entering egypt today
> iran uses hamas as a proxy to pursue genocide against Israel
> Israel has 1.7 million arab citizens it isn't killing...
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