[RhysJR]

To be honest people giving them all this attention plays into Israel's hands more than just letting things run their course - ultimately it's three minutes of a show which can easily be ignored if you feel so strongly and ultimately if they progress to the final is down to the audience, though I feel the more vocal people oppose them the more likely they will make the final. Ultimately whether they do or not and whether they participate or not will make not the slightest bit of difference to those directly affected in Gaza.

Though it is likely to be more than just the three minutes of Israel's entry that will be affected. Already in 2019 there were anti-Israel protests by Iceland's entry (and by Madonna's backing dancers), and I would think there is a strong possibility that other acts and maybe even spectators would happily do similar through the week this year.

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Exactly, and at the moment there doesn't seem to be the heat on sporting organisations about Israel competing in UEFA tournaments or the Olympics for example. That might get more attention as we get closer to the event, though I guess the big difference is that Israel is just a footnote in those events but has been a fairly major player in Eurovision.

UEFA did dodge a bullet with Israel getting knocked out in the first round of the recent play-offs for Euro 2024. Palestine's FA has complained to FIFA and UEFA, because the reasons giving for banning Russia were made rather ad-hoc and could easily include Israel. But, with Russia, all three of their play-off opponent were going to refuse to play Russa, but nobody has actually done that for Israel in 2024. Ultimately, any banning of Russia is an outlier amongst precedent in international sport.