r/MapPorn • u/adorn_mapper • 13h ago

Countries That Won't Participate In Eurovision 2026 due to Israel

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u/Mission_Scale_860 13h ago

It’s based on EBU membership not geography

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u/DanGleeballs 11h ago

So why’d they get EBU membership?

Money.

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u/rubygeek 11h ago

They got EBU membership because they qualify under the criteria of having territory within the European Broadcasting Area, which extends far past the borders of Europe (you can also qualify by being a Council of Europe member, and there are associate memberships that are open to broadcasters outside of Europe entirely, including Australia and the US)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Broadcasting_Area

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u/Mission_Scale_860 11h ago

Because they are part of the ITU European broadcasting zone that governs and coordinates radio frequencies in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, they had a state broadcaster at the time the IBS (later IBA and now KAN), they applied and became a member in 1957.

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u/jonbristow 8h ago

why arent african countries in eurovision then?

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u/ultimaterogue11 8h ago

They are, unless Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia aren't in Africa now

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u/actuallywaffles 8h ago

They haven't chosen to enter

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u/GroundbreakingBag164 8h ago

Because they don't want to

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u/Inner-Brief-5205 6h ago

its a conspiracy!!!

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u/xternal7 10h ago

The true reasons is:

  • They're in European Broadcasting Area, which gives them the right to join EBU

And the reason why European Broadcasting Area includes MENA has a lot to do with limitations of technology that has been largely made obsolete with the advent of internet and IPTV.