Douze Points, a three-part comedy set to broadcast on Israel’s public broadcaster KAN in May – the same month as the Eurovision Song Contest – reportedly caused France to threaten pulling out of the real-life singing competition in February.
A spokesman for France Télévisions confirmed to French newspaper 20 Minutes that the show had been part of discussions between France’s Eurovision team and Israeli broadcasters.
We are in regular contact with the EBU, which exchanges with all Eurovision partners, including the KAN channel.
“Members of the committee believe that the public interest necessitates the public broadcaster to refrain from endangering holding the competition in Israel for any reason,” KAN said in a statement.