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minus-square@stoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish94•25 days agoThey should have been thrown out once it got clear that their response to October 7 turned into a genocide.
minus-squareThePowerOfGeeklinkfedilinkEnglish45•25 days agoThey’re not in Europe, so they should have never been eligible to participate.
minus-square@cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish70•25 days agoThis is not the reason why they should be out. They are a part of the EBU and therefore eligible. The war and genocide is a clear violation though and got Russia kicked pretty fast when they invaded Ukraine
minus-square@Mihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish32•25 days agoThey should be thrown out of EBU and any other European association a long time ago.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusinesslinkfedilink14•25 days agoWell akshually you only need to be within the European Broadcasting Area to participate; Middle Eastern countries other than Israel just don’t.
minus-square@AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish17•25 days agoThey’re a long time affiliate member of the EBU and big Eurovision fans, they were invited for the 60th Eurovision (IIRC) to mark the event and they’ve just stuck around.
minus-square@Mora@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish12•25 days agoAnd I am really glad they did. They often brought some cool stuff on the stage.
minus-square@zaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish4•24 days agoThis, it would be interesting to extend this special status and have a different guest country every year.
minus-square@stoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish8•25 days agoMeh, same goes for Australia, but I see your point.
They should have been thrown out once it got clear that their response to October 7 turned into a genocide.
They’re not in Europe, so they should have never been eligible to participate.
This is not the reason why they should be out. They are a part of the EBU and therefore eligible.
The war and genocide is a clear violation though and got Russia kicked pretty fast when they invaded Ukraine
They should be thrown out of EBU and any other European association a long time ago.
Well akshually you only need to be within the European Broadcasting Area to participate; Middle Eastern countries other than Israel just don’t.
Then how does Australia get a pass?
They’re a long time affiliate member of the EBU and big Eurovision fans, they were invited for the 60th Eurovision (IIRC) to mark the event and they’ve just stuck around.
And I am really glad they did. They often brought some cool stuff on the stage.
This, it would be interesting to extend this special status and have a different guest country every year.
Meh, same goes for Australia, but I see your point.