From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Eurovision officials tour cities ahead of song contest host pick
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSenior officials from the European Broadcasting Union are in Israel to vet potential host cities for the 2019 Eurovision.
A statement from the EBU says the officials heard pitches from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Eilat.
Pictures show EBU Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand and Event Supervisor Nadja Burkhardt meeting Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai, touring Jerusalem’s Pais Arena (currently being used as a skating rink) and getting a pitch from Eilat.
The EBU's #Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor @JonOlaSand has been speaking with representatives from KAN/IPBC and from the cities of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Eilat ahead of the selection of the host city and venue for #ESC2019!
➡️ https://t.co/b52slkq5Qn pic.twitter.com/YVRoqysI61— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) August 29, 2018
Israeli officials had originally demanded the competition be held in Jerusalem, as in years past, but have since reportedly backed off after Europeans expressed worries over the contest being politicized.
“We are open to out-of-the-box solutions, as we were in the past, if they would meet the schedule,” Sand says in a statement.
The Times of Israel Community.