EBU membership is open to broadcasters in the ITU Europe region, which is based on telecom infrastructure (particularly the telegraph cables of the British Empire) rather than geography or politics. As such Europe is the continent + North Africa + the Levant.
So are Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and many other non European countries. Australia also participates in Eurovision. The contient really is not the issue here.
So Israel is a member of the European Broadcasting Union?
EBU membership is open to broadcasters in the ITU Europe region, which is based on telecom infrastructure (particularly the telegraph cables of the British Empire) rather than geography or politics. As such Europe is the continent + North Africa + the Levant.
So are Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and many other non European countries. Australia also participates in Eurovision. The contient really is not the issue here.