The votes are genuinely rigged in favor of Israel and Israel has been very upfront about this
Here is a short-ish but good video about all the ways the event was used to promote genocide last year, by the way.
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When they rewrote history about why Russia was banned I remember MSM reporting it uncritically and took many points emotional damage
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
The "european people":
don't they go out of their way to manipulate that vote? i remember this being a thing last times the euros were doing their vision
Yeah they're breaking like 10 different rules to get their candidate to win. The only places Israel performed poorly in is the countries where you need to show your ID card to get a sim card.
Thatβs true for Austria. Austria is extremely pro-Israel, partly because many Austrians, deep down, are still proud Nazi. Still, Israel only got 7 points, not 10 or 12 like it did from Spain or Ireland.
Their government pays for phone credit to Israelis in different countries to vote unlimited times. They usually get a midling jury vote then a huge number of phone votes.
Its very easy to cheat. There isnt really an enforceable restriction against "one person = one vote". Pro-Palestinian people were also boycotting eurovision.
yeah, the "israelis" are famous for gaming the vote, even more than the usual
the evidence of that being "europeans simply can't be that racist"
the evidence being that they don't even try to hide stuffing the ballot box
They literally brag about it, they advertise it.
no, they are very well known for manipulating the vote, have been for years
To be fair most Europeans are still pretty antisemitic as well as racist.
There's reasons why no one went to Israel when they hosted Eurovision, and solidarity with Palestine wasn't it for most of them.
Stop caring about this farce of a competition please.
ok but the point still stands tho 
Yes. I can still implore you to not give a fuck tho.
New Day Will Rise
And The Blood Will Still Never Come Off Your Hands
Israel isn't even in Europe for chrissakes...
It's a European/Amerikkkan colony though
The fact that they participate is kind of a gotcha when zionists claim it's not a white colony 
Lebanon was set to compete in 2005 but withdrew because of the backlash of competing alongside Israel.
Tunisa and Morroco can compete outright but don't. Jordan, Egypt, Libya and Algeria could compete without requiring invitation if they joined the EBU.
Technically Iran could compete as they are an affiliate but Eurovision would never invite them (and Iran would never accept competing with Israel)
Okay I didn't expect they would actually commit to include periphery countries my bad
Neither is Azerbaijan.
Or Australia.
It's not like it's a binding international organization like NATO or the EU. It's a private business with Network members and affiliates thing. Technically had Libya joined the EBU they would have had to let them compete (missed funny timeline with Gaddafi picking the group). China could have competed but it was unlikely.
s/picking/joining and personally leading
The 12 points from Yugoslavia goes to...Libya!
Estonia had a fun song
When Israel hosted Eurovision it was a massive failure they had like 10% the guests of European ones.
They should be removed in the way Russia was but cowards etc.
I feel like countries should be banned from stuff like Eurovision and the Olympics if they are at war. (Let alone committing genocide like Israel)
Yeah one of the favourites last year Joost from the Netherlands said that and an Israeli journalist who was harassing him falsely accused him of physical assault. Getting him kicked out of the finale even though all charges were eventually dropped.
Lmao it would be fun to never seen US at the olympics.
Estonia had a fun song
I will always support making fun of Italians and their funny ways.
Oof. Looks like loud empty posturing about "supporting Ukraine" isn't in vogue anymore.
I mean last yeah they had a contestant whose stage name was "Jerry Heil" who wore a Stephan Bandera shirt in promotions, I think many Europeans are getting tired of them being openly Nazis (instead of quietly Nazis like the rest of them).
Yeah, I guess it is a bit too scandalous to talk about at brunch the next day.
Nice of them to admit that Isntreal is a European settler colony and definitely not indigenous to the Middle East like hasbarists like to claim
Estonia was robbed
Just to add fuel, "popular vote" is not only from Europe nor the contestant countries but from all of the world too, and it also gave maximum points to Israel
They allow 20 votes per person, on an unverified app instead of texts.
Oh, and voting opened before any of the fucking acts had performed.
Unserious propaganda is the most infuriating to me
"New day will rise" is definitely dogwhistle-y
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: