Disclaimer that this is from an Israeli tabloid but it's quite a new story so hasn't been picked up elsewhere. I thought the other day that some awkward compromise is what the EBU will likely pursue and here we are. I don't think it's good enough to simply perform under a neutral flag, they need to be banned from the competition.
this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2025
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Tell them they can perform under the Palestinian flag π€£
I mean, at this point I wouldn't even be surprised if they steal the flag after stealing the land and the cuisine.
I mean: if the artists would fly the Palestinian flag and shame Israel for what it is currently doing? I would celebrate that.
It's not happening, but it could be done right. If the artists had some moral compass and not supporting the current regime. Which probably would disqualifiy them as possible candidates.
Well, "figures connected to the European Broadcasting Union" is very vague. This could basically be anyone floating these ideas around to see if KAN and the other broadcasters would be okay with such moves or not.
Resign. Don't offer them a stage like the corrupt IOC does for the Russians.
For anyone else who might be wondering...
Israel is not in Europe, so why is it allowed to enter the Eurovision Song Contest?
ISRAEL is entitled to enter since it has long been a member of Eurovision - the principal criterion for taking part. The country's television service was established under the guidance of European experts including Stuart Hood of the BBC. Israel is also a member of the European Broadcasting Union. It won the song contest in 1978 and again in 1979, when it was televised from Jerusalem. Having won for the second time it had the right to host the competition again in 1980, but handed this to Holland due to lack of funds.
Rodney Greenberg, High Wycombe, Bucks.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1900,00.html
Any public broadcaster that is a "member" of the EBU is, in theory, eligible to send a participant to Eurovision. The list has several countries that you would be surprised to see at a European contest, such as Egypt, Iibya, Turkiye, and the Vatican. Imagine the Pope announcing the deux points from St. Peters?
Also Austraila.....
The two Australian broadcasters, ABC and SBS, are only associated with the EBU, not full members, and thus, they need to be invited to participate.
The eligibility is for PSBs rather than public broadcasters. And then only one entrant per country. For example, the UK has two EBU members, the BBC and UKIB (a consortium of ITV, STV, Ch4 and S4C) but only the BBC enters the Song Contest.
What means PSB in that context?
Public Service Broadcaster. These are expected to meet certain levels of output, usually around News, childrenβs content and current affairs, in return for their prominence in the broadcast platforms.
This is different to a public broadcaster, which is owned or funded by government.
In Britain, the BBC is funded by government, Channel 4 is owned by government but funded commercially, and ITV is a wholly commercial entity. All are PSBs but only the BBC and Ch4 are public broadcasters.
Interesting. I didn't know that the BBC is funded by the government. In Germany, the PSBs (ARD/ZDF) are funded directly via service fees. The government public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) is no member of the EBU.
The BBC is funded by government from funds collected by the BBC from service users in the form of a licence fee. Certain parts of its foreign service are funded directly by government.
Ah ok. So in principle the same way like in Germany, except for foreign service which here is a separate broadcaster.
Not exactly.
Entrance in the ESC is for one member broadcaster in each country of the EBUβs jurisdiction, which is the area corresponding with the ITUβs Europe region. This region was first defined around the major British and French telegraph lines, so it includes the North African coast and the Levant.