^ I don't even think that Iraq would even consider joining ESC. It is more likely that Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia might show up.
And also I don't understand the hate against the arabic countries that escers have. We ESC-fans should be much nicer, since we have met so much hate in our own countries, especially when our home countries goes bad, and we have to defend the contests value.
I know that some of these countries aren't that great when it comes to human rights, which is in the eurovision-spirit not only when we have a lot of gays who is in love with this contest. But show ignorance and hate is not the best way to make the world a better place, it is to show that we think it is important with human rights.
In a few weeks ago, a man dressed as a bearded woman won Eurovision Song Contest. If someone would have said that 40 years ago, then that person would have been laughed at and be called insane. That a singer like this, first joins the competition and then later on wins it is a huge achievement, not only for the lgbt-community, it is a great display for human rights. This shows people, east and west, that hates the lgbt-community that we are quite many around Europe that wants a better future and human rights. If now Israel would withdraw (I don't hope they will, cause I think Israel has given the contest a lot, just like Turkey and many other Euroasian-countries), and Lebanon and Tunisia would show up, let's welcome them to a world that looks very different from what they are used to see on their tvs and show that this is Eurovision, and here, everyone is welcomed!
