Will Israhell stop killing Palestinians to stay in the Eurovision song contest?

[yankeedoodle]

Oh, dear, if Russia is kicked out of the Eurovision song contest because of Ukraine, does that mean that Israhell will get kicked out of Eurovision because they are invading and bombing and killing Palestinians?  Surely Israhell will stop killing, because they would rather sing, wouldn't they?  Wouldn't they?   

Of course not, because it is killing that puts a song in their "hearts."   

Dangerous precedent: It is only a matter of time before Israel is also expelled from the Eurovision Song Contest
Russia's precedent's removal from European singing competition may be morally correct, but in the same breath it indicates a high chance of Israel being removed from the competition due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict • Opinion
https://www.israelhayom.co.il/culture/music/article/8678370

Last week, the heads of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced their decision to oust Russia from Eurovision 2022, in light of the invasion of Ukraine . This decision is a precedent, as so far there has been no case where a state has been deposed against its will following a war it has waged against another state.

Many will say that this is a right, considered and fair decision, since a competition created after World War II, to mend the rifts and fractures left by that war between the various European countries, can not be used as a platform for countries to choose to use war as a solution to conflict.

But not everything is black and white. Morally it may be the right thing to do, but at the same time it must be acknowledged that this is a dangerous precedent and a slippery slope that the singing competition has entered. Mixing politics in competition so blatantly means that competition is not only a singing competition, but also a competition whose politics are part of its DNA.

The union itself has stated after the start of operational activities in Ukraine that it will welcome the participation of any representative on behalf of Russia selected for Eurovision 2022. If so, why exactly the same reasoning two days later turned the bowl upside down? The answer can be found in the announcements of the associations of participating countries. The countries of Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Iceland and others have stated that they will withdraw from the competition if the union does not oust Russia.

Why is this supposed to interest and worry us Israelis? Because it is not far off today that Israel may also find itself ousted from competition in disgrace in light of military operations and wars we are waging against our neighbors. And despite the great differences, for European decision-makers war is war, and in the balance of power of strong versus weak, aggressor versus victim, we may be perceived as more similar to Russia than to Ukraine, and accordingly - to be ousted from competition.

And this is not just a hypothesis. As early as 2019, when Israel hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, there were elements who called for not allowing the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel in light of the situation in Gaza and the ongoing conflict with the Palestinians. So, the EBU outright rejected this option, but now in light of the precedent with Russia, it would not be an exaggeration to assume that in the event of another military operation in Gaza, we might find ourselves outside.

The author is a media consultant and Eurovision expert