• @[email protected]
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      9729 days ago

      They should have been thrown out once it got clear that their response to October 7 turned into a genocide.

      • ThePowerOfGeek
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        4429 days ago

        They’re not in Europe, so they should have never been eligible to participate.

        • @[email protected]
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          7229 days ago

          This is not the reason why they should be out. They are a part of the EBU and therefore eligible.

          The war and genocide is a clear violation though and got Russia kicked pretty fast when they invaded Ukraine

            • @[email protected]
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              2629 days ago

              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.

                • @[email protected]
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                  429 days ago

                  This, it would be interesting to extend this special status and have a different guest country every year.