FelixCress@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEurovision: Israel's result prompts questions over votingwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1217arrow-down1external-linkEurovision: Israel's result prompts questions over votingwww.bbc.co.ukFelixCress@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·1 year 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-up8·1 year agoThen how does Australia get a pass?
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 year 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.
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.