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minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up88arrow-down3·1 day agoThey should have been thrown out once it got clear that their response to October 7 turned into a genocide.
minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down18·1 day agoThey’re not in Europe, so they should have never been eligible to participate.
minus-squarecosmicrookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up66arrow-down3·1 day 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-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·1 day agoThey should be thrown out of EBU and any other European association a long time ago.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·1 day agoWell akshually you only need to be within the European Broadcasting Area to participate; Middle Eastern countries other than Israel just don’t.
minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoThen how does Australia get a pass?
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 day 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-squareMora@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoAnd I am really glad they did. They often brought some cool stuff on the stage.
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 hours agoThis, it would be interesting to extend this special status and have a different guest country every year.
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 day 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.