Comment by bflesch 2 days ago [flagged] 4 comments bflesch Reply coldtea 1 day ago >Excluding Israeli citizens from it hurts their moderates more than it hurts the hardliners.Nah, it hurts their public image and thus hardliners. Like similar actions against South Africa did. ifwinterco 1 day ago Whatever their rhetoric they desperately crave respectability, making Israel a pariah state à la 1980s South Africa would hurt them badly.Why else are they even trying to be in Eurovision and UEFA in the first place gordonhart 1 day ago They’re in UEFA because half of the countries in Asia (AFC) and Africa (CAF) wouldn’t play them. Same reason Russia considered leaving UEFA recently. 1 reply →
coldtea 1 day ago >Excluding Israeli citizens from it hurts their moderates more than it hurts the hardliners.Nah, it hurts their public image and thus hardliners. Like similar actions against South Africa did. ifwinterco 1 day ago Whatever their rhetoric they desperately crave respectability, making Israel a pariah state à la 1980s South Africa would hurt them badly.Why else are they even trying to be in Eurovision and UEFA in the first place gordonhart 1 day ago They’re in UEFA because half of the countries in Asia (AFC) and Africa (CAF) wouldn’t play them. Same reason Russia considered leaving UEFA recently. 1 reply →
ifwinterco 1 day ago Whatever their rhetoric they desperately crave respectability, making Israel a pariah state à la 1980s South Africa would hurt them badly.Why else are they even trying to be in Eurovision and UEFA in the first place gordonhart 1 day ago They’re in UEFA because half of the countries in Asia (AFC) and Africa (CAF) wouldn’t play them. Same reason Russia considered leaving UEFA recently. 1 reply →
gordonhart 1 day ago They’re in UEFA because half of the countries in Asia (AFC) and Africa (CAF) wouldn’t play them. Same reason Russia considered leaving UEFA recently. 1 reply →
>Excluding Israeli citizens from it hurts their moderates more than it hurts the hardliners.
Nah, it hurts their public image and thus hardliners. Like similar actions against South Africa did.
Whatever their rhetoric they desperately crave respectability, making Israel a pariah state à la 1980s South Africa would hurt them badly.
Why else are they even trying to be in Eurovision and UEFA in the first place
They’re in UEFA because half of the countries in Asia (AFC) and Africa (CAF) wouldn’t play them. Same reason Russia considered leaving UEFA recently.
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