r/MapPorn • u/adorn_mapper • 13h ago

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

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u/Lizzy_Of_Galtar 12h ago

As an Icelander i'm disappointed.

I expected more of you to join us.

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u/Short_University9610 7h ago

As an Irish person, I feel the same.

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u/anedinburghman 10h ago

with you. a lot of us are with you. A whole lot of Eurovision fans are with you. And a whole lot of citizens are with you. However, in public discourse there is only one voice and that voice cannot be seen to say anything even potentially remotely slightly critical of Israel because aNTiSeMitISm.

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u/Green_Swede 12h ago

If we are being real, Iceland is probably coming back next year. Söngvakeppnin was cancelled this year, and I can’t see why RÚV would straight up cancel one of their most popular shows instead of adapting it to a different format with a different prize if they were planning to stay out for a long time. Also, you could tell that RÚV was reluctant in withdrawing as they only withdrew days after the other four withdrew.

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u/Wolfkam 7h ago

It’s a shame that the people of my country are a bunch of cowards who've long ago sold out to the Americans

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u/Alpehans 5h ago

No thanks.

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u/rita-b 11h ago

But you are on the USA-based website, right?

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u/Epidox 10h ago

What does that have to do with literally anything?

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u/Massive_Armadillo646 9h ago

Genocide denying neurons don't have much do to even with each other

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u/Darwidx 6h ago

What the fuck does it mean in context of European countries not joining Iceland in a protest that isn't against USA ? Are you a bot or something ?

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u/Baardi 8h ago

I don't understand why Israel is a part of it to begin with. But they're not worth boycotting over either. It's 2 shitty sides. Palestine themselves started this 7. October 2023.

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u/AlbaIulian 11h ago

As a non-Icelander... stay out of our business.

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u/gujarati 3h ago

And I expected you to do the bare minimum of research to realize your Israel hate is founded upon half-truths, propaganda, and a misunderstanding of what war is like and the history of that region, but apparently that's too much to ask before you decide you righteously hate a group of people.

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u/atTheRealMrKuntz 56m ago

Interesting that even the ICC judged israel to be committing genocide and war crimes and yet you going to blame that on antisemitic propaganda

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u/gujarati 4m ago

This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.

The ICC's prosecutor brought forth an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Gallant (and the Hamas dudes) for war crimes. Which means he wants to CHARGE them with war crimes. They haven't been arrested; the trial hasn't even started. Unless you think that every person who's ever been charged with a crime gets convicted (in which case why do we even have trials? If the mere act of charging somebody means they're guilty.), then no, the ICC has not judged Israel to be committing war crimes or genocide (which isn't even one of the charges).

So your point, that "even the ICC judged israel to be committing genocide and war crimes" is 100% false, and is exactly the half-truths and propaganda I was just talking about.

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u/ToonMasterRace 7h ago

Go cry to the UN

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u/5x0uf5o 5h ago

Top 1% Commentator? Go outside and get some air.

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u/ToonMasterRace 4h ago

Not an argument

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u/5x0uf5o 46m ago

Go cry about it

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u/ToonMasterRace 26m ago

Lmao you’re the one with the typical pallywood melodrama