Israel and Gaza 2023

Moving here as a bit more relevant.

There’s always been a bit of a “boycott Israel” faction for Eurovision. this year there is greater profile due to everything else.

I think the main difference between the Russia/ukraine situation & Israel/Gaza

  • Russia invaded unprovoked an established sovereign state.
  • Both Russia & Ukraine are members of the EBU
  • Israel/Gaza situation was initiated by Hamas attacking Israel (including at music peace conference ironically)
  • Gaza/Palastine is not an independent sovereign state
    -Palestine is not a separate member of EBU

So it makes if a little tricker for the EBU to take action against a participating country without taking a political stance.

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