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Eurovision Song Contest: Calls to ban Israel grow - piling pressure on European broadcasters

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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) says the Eurovision Song Contest isn't political, and argues that Russia's ban in 2022 was "fundamentally different".

Eurovision Song Contest: Calls to ban Israel grow - piling pressure on European broadcasters

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) says the Eurovision Song Contest isn't political, and argues that Russia's ban in 2022 was "fundamentally different".

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  • It's the second time politics has dominated Eurovision,

    Okay, this author has not been following Eurovision for very long then. Here are some that come to mind:

    • 1964: Stage invader protested against Spain's and Portugal's dictatorships
    • 1969: Organised by Spain
    • 1973: Israel debuts
    • 1977: BBC cameramen stike right before the contest
    • 1978: Israel wins
    • 1990s: Yugoslav Wars and dissolution of Soviet Union, with some countries participating while at war
    • 1998: Israel wins, with a trans performer
    • 2003: Invasion of Iraq, UK was allowed to participate but got last place
    • 2009: Azerbaijani government interrogates people who voted for Armenia, Georgian entry is anti-Putin
    • 2012: Organised by Azerbaijan
    • 2014: Start of Russo-Ukrainian war
    • 2016: Ukraine wins over televote favourite Russia
    • 2019: Organised by Israel
    • 2021: Belarusian entry being government propaganda
    • 2022: Russian invasion of Ukraine

    Eurovision has always been political.

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