A clear message in support of Israel’s participation in Eurovision was delivered by France’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Europe, Jean-Noël Barrot, who firmly rejected any possibility of a boycott. At the same time, he revealed that France not only voted in favour of Israel remaining in the contest but also played a decisive role in preventing such a boycott, as he characteristically stated.
The French minister expressed his satisfaction that Eurovision “did not succumb to pressure,” stressing France’s role in stopping a potential boycott targeting Israel. At the same time, he expressed deep regret over the decisions of certain European broadcasters who chose a different course.
Barrot condemned what he described as “obscurantism” promoted by those calling for boycotts in cultural venues and universities, questioning whether “we will reach the point of banning the books of David Grossman, the films of Amos Gitaï, or concerts by artists such as Avishai Cohen and Daniel Barenboïm.”
vzq @lemmy.world - 2day
Nice “preventing”, loser.
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eldavi - 2day
only 6 out of 38; it seems like they succeeded.
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DigitalDilemma - 2day
Be interesting to see if he has a job at the end of the week, as I suspect he's not talking on behalf of many of his countryfolk.
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HenriVolney @sh.itjust.works - 2day
He belongs to a minority government which is destined to collapse as soon as oppositions find a common ground. He represents nobody.
That being said, France is deeply devided between those who hate Jews and those who hate Arabs even more.
Although it seems that more and more people are acknowledging the genocidal nature of Israel's war in Gaza.
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France: “We helped prevent a boycott of Israel from Eurovision 2026”
https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2025/12/france-we-helped-prevent-a-boycott-of-israel-from-eurovision-2026/A clear message in support of Israel’s participation in Eurovision was delivered by France’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Europe, Jean-Noël Barrot, who firmly rejected any possibility of a boycott. At the same time, he revealed that France not only voted in favour of Israel remaining in the contest but also played a decisive role in preventing such a boycott, as he characteristically stated.
The French minister expressed his satisfaction that Eurovision “did not succumb to pressure,” stressing France’s role in stopping a potential boycott targeting Israel. At the same time, he expressed deep regret over the decisions of certain European broadcasters who chose a different course.
Barrot condemned what he described as “obscurantism” promoted by those calling for boycotts in cultural venues and universities, questioning whether “we will reach the point of banning the books of David Grossman, the films of Amos Gitaï, or concerts by artists such as Avishai Cohen and Daniel Barenboïm.”
Nice “preventing”, loser.
only 6 out of 38; it seems like they succeeded.
Be interesting to see if he has a job at the end of the week, as I suspect he's not talking on behalf of many of his countryfolk.
He belongs to a minority government which is destined to collapse as soon as oppositions find a common ground. He represents nobody. That being said, France is deeply devided between those who hate Jews and those who hate Arabs even more. Although it seems that more and more people are acknowledging the genocidal nature of Israel's war in Gaza.