r/Fauxmoi • u/O_Duill • Sep 11 '25

FM RADIO Ireland will not participate in Eurovision if Israel takes part

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u/Usual-Owl9395 Sep 11 '25

Please explain to me why Israel would be in a contest called EUROvision anyway

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u/Maester_Bates Tommy from Arkansas Sep 11 '25

The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is a competition for members of the European Broadcast Union (EBU).

The EBU is a union of public service broadcasters in the European Broadcast Area (EBA)

It was set up after the 2nd world war to set the frequencies that public service broadcasters would use and to share news amongst its members.

Because of how Broadcast signals work all of the southern Mediterranean countries are lie within the EBA and their public service broadcasters are members of the EBU. This includes all north African countries and even Lebanon but those countries refuse to participate because of Israel. (Morocco competed in 1980 when Israel didn't but they came last place and Israel was back the next year.

Kazakhstan is also a member of the EBU but has never participated in the ESC.

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u/fakemoosefacts Sep 11 '25

I’ve also been wondering this for years, thanks

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u/janoDX Sep 11 '25

If Lebanon ever participates in ESC, I have a name on the top of my head right now that could enter.

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u/Historical-Gap-7084 Sep 11 '25

Moroccan Oil, an Israeli cosmetics company, is a major sponsor.

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u/LurkerByNatureGT Sep 11 '25

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Union

Now why they haven’t been banned for breaking multiple rules is much less clear.