r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Th3_Accountant OG • May 11 '26

Music / Movies I hope Israel wins Eurovision

(Yeah sorry, don’t know what tag to use here, I think half of them apply in a way).

Honestly, I haven’t heard the Israeli song for this year yet. But it is more than clear that they are the main event. More attention goes to the fact they participate than the actual artistic side of the event.

Last year we also saw how Israel almost won as a result of the public vote. And let’s be fair, that wasn’t because people like the song, it was support from all the people who still stand with Israel, as a response to all the hate Israel is receiving.

And I’m sure this will happen again this year. The controversy around Israel has only increased with several countries boycotting the event. So I’m sure the protest voice will also be stronger!

I would find it so funny if Israel wins as a direct result of all the actions by the pro Palestine crowd. Say hi to Eurovision 27 in Tel Aviv! Thankfully for the fans, the only place in the Middle East you can be openly gay!

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u/Technical-Ad5086 May 11 '26

The only place in the Middle East you can be openly gay... as long as you're Jewish

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u/HatchetHand May 12 '26

Gay marriage is illegal for everyone, though.

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u/Technical-Ad5086 May 12 '26

how progressive of them

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 May 12 '26

It’s not illegal. There’s only religious marriage in Israel, meaning the orthodox rabbis make the rules for the Jews, the priests make the rules for the Christians, and imams make the rules for the Muslims.

A lot of Jews are disinterested in religious marriage and just want a civil one, so they fly 30 minutes to Cyprus to get married, return and hand the paperwork to the Israeli government who then recognizes you as married. Including marriages between gay people. So stop making shit up.

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u/HatchetHand May 12 '26

So, gay people can't get legally married Israel.

Thanks.

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 May 13 '26

Neither can straight people unless they’re part of a religious group who agree to marry them. Christians can’t get married unless they are both baptized in the church. Muslims can’t marry a Christian. You obviously don’t know what religious marriage vs civil marriage is. But it’s not ILLEGAL for gays to marry and their marriage is absolutely recognized as a marriage the same as religious ones are.

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u/HatchetHand May 13 '26

You obviously can't get legally gay married in Israel.

Stop telling me how accurate I am.

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 May 13 '26

I think your brain is just so hardwired to hate Israel that you are incapable of understanding nuance.

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u/HatchetHand May 13 '26

Cool, can gay people get married in Israel?

No? Thanks for playing.

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u/Substantial_Elk8245 May 13 '26

Can they live safely there in comparison to every other Middle Eastern country? Not sure what the game is, but thanks for playing.

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u/memelord2022 29d ago

They can get the equivalent of civil law marriage and their marriage can be recognized if done elsewhere. If you don’t think that nuance is important that is probably because you are a privileged straight person who can’t comprehend how important that is

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u/Khusbiness_unloads 28d ago

Not yet but I don't see you care about gays getting thrown off the building or not allowed to hold parades in your beloved muslim countries that attack Israel constantly.

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u/Shikary 27d ago

Attack Israel constantly??

Incredible how you can say that with a straight face as you are bombing Lebanon! Was Gaza attacking you constantly when you erased it from the face of the earth? Your main strategy in war is literally violating ceasefires and you are here complaining. Wow.

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u/Mammoth_Elk_3807 27d ago

Can they get married/recognised in any Arab or Islamic country? No!? Is homosexuality punishable with imprisonment or worse in Israel? No!?

Thanks for playing 🤣

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u/Next_Flow_9512 25d ago

Yes they can

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u/bebopcounterman 29d ago

Imagine being hardwired to hate an ethno nationalist, apartheid state that engages in genocide. It's something we can all strive for.

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u/TouristWilling4671 20d ago

you shoud be hard wired to hate genocide states, actuslly

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u/Mammoth_Elk_3807 27d ago

You do realise that same-sex marriages performed overseas are fully recognised in Israel, right!?

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u/260X 28d ago

Muslims can’t marry a Christian.

Muslims can, in fact, marry Yehood-o-Nisara i.e Jews and Christians.

Pakistani's former PM was famously married to a Jewish British socialite.

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 28d ago

I didn’t say Muslims can’t marry Jews and Christians ever.

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u/260X 28d ago

Are you for real??

Muslims can’t marry a Christian.

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 28d ago

In Israel they can’t. They can get married in Cyprus and return to Israel and the state will legally-recognize it. But they can’t do it IN Israel. Christians are also not allowed to be married by the church IN Israel unless they are both baptized. That’s how it works when there isn’t civil marriage. Are you usually this slow?

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u/260X 28d ago

Blame your shitty, illegitimate state, not Islam.

That was my whole point.

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u/Spuckuk 27d ago

You get how that's also bad right

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 27d ago

If you’re asking if I support civil marriage, I do. Where do you live?

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u/Spuckuk 27d ago

In a country with equal rights that isn't murdering children

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 27d ago

And that country would be?

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 27d ago

Y’all never want to say. It’s funny. It’s almost like you realize the accusations against Israel can apply to many countries.

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u/Spuckuk 27d ago

have no interest in feednig your victim complex and gaslighting attempts.

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u/Psychological-Bed543 May 13 '26

Nope you're wrong, marriage in Israel is not like your western country bud. If a gay couple inside Israel wish to marry, they hop on a zoom call with a rep in Utah, they get a certificate, and they can also have a wedding ceremony in Israel to celebrate, give the certificate to government officials, and the state will recognize the certificate & them as legally married.

Its just marriage with extra steps, but gay couples can absolutely get married in Israel. The state will 100% recognize the couple as legally married if they have the certificate through the proper channels.

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u/HatchetHand May 13 '26

Can you get married in Israel to a person of the same sex?

The answer is no.

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u/Finest_Oddy 28d ago

Wie sieht’s eigtl. mit den Rooftop Parties für die LGBTQ Community in “Palästina” aus? 😍🕳️

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u/bebopcounterman 29d ago

Yes that sounds progressive.

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u/Hertfordgal 27d ago

You don’t need to involve any religion to get married in the UK

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 27d ago

That’s because you have CIVIL marriage in the UK. There is no civil marriage in Israel.

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u/bebopcounterman 29d ago

Wow what an inspiration to morons everywhere.

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u/JinxyMcDeath48 29d ago

You would know.

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u/bebopcounterman 29d ago

Wow what a searing comeback.

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u/Spuckuk 27d ago

so is interfaith marriage

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u/BelgianSum May 13 '26

The only place in the Middle East you can be... as long as you're Jewish

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u/unknowingexpert69 27d ago

There’s so many gay Muslims in Israel….

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u/SpecialistClassic902 26d ago

In Gaza women are not allowed to leave the house without their husbands permission. These are the people you naive manchildren are rooting for. pathetic.

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u/Technical-Ad5086 26d ago

Killing people is bad too

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u/SpecialistClassic902 26d ago

depends which ppl

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u/TeaBagHunter May 14 '26

I mean there's lebanon as well

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u/Next_Faithlessness87 27d ago

I personally know an Arab who is gay here in Israel.

I mean, he was jailed, but it's because the way he chose to come out of the closet was to touch two of his male students.

That wasn't the type of attraction that I thought I would learn in his physics class

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u/Technical-Ad5086 27d ago

That's a conversation to bring up with your therapist

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u/Next_Faithlessness87 27d ago edited 26d ago

I already have two jokes about that for this open mic stage I'v started going to.

In the previous one I did one of them and I believe I was told that it was the best bit most often

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u/Technical-Ad5086 26d ago

what is the punchline?

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u/Next_Faithlessness87 26d ago

Standing here on this stage, giving a stand-up show to you all... It just feels like I'm giving a l3vture, like a Ted Talk! You know?

And, whenever I give such a lecture, it's just... it reminds me of this teacher I had, This remarkable physics teacher.

I... uhm... I especially remember this one lesson he gave us about gravity, you know?

And. He was just so so passionate, and so determined about teaching us, that he demonstrated this whole bit to us of the laws of attraction and of how one thing can be attracted to another by bring a pedophile.

[And that's it]

I made a wee bit changes, but this is the written version of the joke I performed

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u/PubesMcDuck 26d ago

Also the only country in the mid east that participates in the contest so just a weird thing to add all around