Dutch broadcast company AVROTROS has announced that the Netherlands will boycott the 2026 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete. The Netherlands is the fifth country to announce a planned boycott of the event, which is scheduled to be held in Vienna.
Sounds plausible, Russia’s invasion of Georgia didn’t seem like a big deal to me back then. Same as Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Media failed me in each of those cases. I feel like i’m having less blind spots as i get older, but i’m obviously still not fully there yet.
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Now you mention them, interesting how Israel and Russia are matter of discussion and Azerbaijan isn’t despite their invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh
I think we’re seeing the same reaction as when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008. Basically “oh no this is not okay. anyway…”.
Sounds plausible, Russia’s invasion of Georgia didn’t seem like a big deal to me back then. Same as Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Media failed me in each of those cases. I feel like i’m having less blind spots as i get older, but i’m obviously still not fully there yet.