Why is Israel still in Eurovision? The answer is more complex than you might think | Chris West

Many Eurovision fans will be feeling conflicted about Israel 's participation in the competition.

Some argue that the people who run Eurovision are simply spineless.

Others point to the sponsorship of the event by Moroccanoil , which despite its name is Israeli .

But a big international organisation is hardly dependent on a beauty products company.

With its mission now contested, the EBU has its back to the wall in ways it didn't in 1950 .