Israel is a member of the European Broadcasting Union.
See? They're at it again.
Not to be anti Semitic here, because it's not the Scoobies as a group I'm complaining about, it's Israel. Don't get me wrong, Israel is alright in its place (unless you're a Palestinian). But that place is in the Middle East, and the Middle East isn't in Europe.
I'm sure Maccabi Tel Aviv regularly play in the European Cup.
If you haven't figured out, I'm all about blazers, badges, being a member and exclusion.