On Thursday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)—which owns and operates Eurovision—announced that they had conducted a review and made the decision to allow Israel to participate.
the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)—which owns and operates Eurovision—announced that they had conducted a review and made the decision to allow Israel to participate.“The Eurovision song contest is a non-political music event and a competition between public service broadcasters who are members of the EBU. It is not a contest between governments,” the EBU director general, Noel Curran, said in a statement.In 2022, Eurovision banned Russia from participating in the contest. In response, Russia’s national broadcasters suspended their memberships from the EBU.
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