Expecting Eurovision to announce they are giving Netanyahu a peace prize. Kevin M. (RPCV)
On Sat, Dec 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > In what they say was a general agreement among the member public > broadcasting organizations, the European Broadcasting Union has ruled that > Israel will still participate in the Eurovision song contest next year > despite protests over the country's actions in Gaza, despite no formal vote > of the members--Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have announced > that they will not participate in Eurovision next year--Spain's RTVE and > six other countries called for a secret ballot and were turned down, RTVE > is not participating but will still televise the finals: > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/israel-to-remain-in-eurovision-1236442555/ > > In 2024, the Israeli contestant was quarantined to her hotel room when not > performing due to threats on her life. Last year, Israel was accused of > overpromotion and ballot box stuffing for their entry, which won the viewer > vote but was defeated by the votes of industry juries in each country. The > EBU says that new rules have been put into effect regarding these matters. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/be1a28fd-c9fe-4f13-a6df-c14c5f9979den%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/be1a28fd-c9fe-4f13-a6df-c14c5f9979den%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BthQGN2Baeaa0%3D9k%2Bv4rVcJ9h4%2Bj1dMKx%2BvZPgfY9y0Q%40mail.gmail.com.
