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Netanyahu will win again because in Israel ‘there is none like him’
Israel hasn’t talked about the “war” in Gaza for many weeks. After all, there’s a ceasefire in place, is there not?
The fact that more than 350 Palestinians, including more than 130 children, have been killed during this so-called “ceasefire” is neither here nor there, as is the fact that Israel killed them. Palestinians die because that is what Palestinians are there to do. There is nothing to discuss.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pardon request, however, is another ball of wax. It is all anyone in Israel seems to be talking about, on every side of the political divide.
Nothing better reflects the Netanyahu age.
Eurovision allows Israel to compete in 2026 despite calls for ban
Eurovision says it will not hold a vote on Israel’s participation in the musical contest, dodging calls for a ban over widespread rights abuses by Israeli forces in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territory.
Eurovision’s decision not to hold a vote means Israeli contestants will be able to compete in 2026, prompting pledges to boycott the competition from countries, such as Spain and the Netherlands.
Other international bodies, such as the football organisation FIFA, have also sidestepped calls to bar Israel from participation over its genocidal war in Gaza.
Critics say those refusals point to a double standard that has shielded Israel from accountability, pointing to past actions against countries such as Russia, which was swiftly banned by FIFA and UEFA within four days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Slovenia says it won’t participate in Eurovision as Israel allowed
Slovenia is the latest European country to refuse to take part in Eurovision in 2026 after the competition declined to hold a vote on whether to ban Israel.
“Our message is we will not participate … if Israel is there – on behalf of the 20,000 children who died in Gaza,” said RTV Slovenia Board Chairwoman Natalija Gorscak.
Earlier, Ireland’s public broadcaster RTE said it will boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organisers of the massive music event approved Israel’s participation despite calls for its exclusion.
“Ireland’s participation remains unconscionable given the appalling loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there, which continues to put the lives of so many civilians at risk,” RTW said.
