A persistent question going around fans’ minds in the 2024 season was whether Israel should be banned from this year’s competition, and how. It reflects not only on the contest, but how we see Israel at large.
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Should You Get Too Political? Eurovision, the Olympics, and the Apolitical Ideal
In the month following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we saw several organizations hesitate on punishing the country before slowly isolating it from the world. The IOC and the EBU have similar apolitical goals in history, though foiled due to soft power ambitions and war. Can these be compromised in the future?
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