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Eurovision

Noam Bettan performing "Michelle"in the Eurovision semifinals. (Quejaytee via WikiPortraits CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inOpinion

The Israeli song that almost won Eurovision was about far more than the breakup of a love affair

by Aviya Kushner May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Noam Bettan, Israel’s Eurovision candidate who took second place […]

Noam Bettan from Israel celebrates reaching the final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in the Stadthalle in Vienna, May 12, 2026.(Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Noam Bettan says he is tuning out ‘genocide’ chants as he heads into Eurovision final

by Deborah Danan May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
Headquarters of the European Broadcasting Union
Posted inTV

Ireland, Spain, Netherlands announce boycott of Eurovision following failed effort to oust Israel

by Grace Gilson December 5, 2025December 5, 2025
Headquarters of European Broadcasting Union
Posted inTV

Eurovision announces new voting measures after allegations of Israeli interference

by Grace Gilson November 24, 2025November 24, 2025
Woman sings
Posted inCulture

Meet Valerie Hamaty, the Arab Christian leading the race to represent Israel at Eurovision

by Deborah Danan January 4, 2025January 4, 2025
Eden Golan performs for Israel at the Eurovision Grand Final, May 11, 2024. (Photo/Sarah Louise Bennett-EBU)
Posted inMusic

Israel’s Eden Golan places fifth at the Eurovision Song Contest

Talya Zax by Talya Zax May 13, 2024May 13, 2024
Eden Golan, rehearsing “Hurricane” at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden. (Photo/Sarah Louise Bennett-European Broadcasting Union)
Posted inMusic

Eden Golan’s impossible mission — conquer Eurovision and redefine Israel’s image

Talya Zax by Talya Zax May 9, 2024
Israeli singer Svika Pick, who died Aug. 14, 2022, at the age of 72, in 1985. (Photo/JTA-Moshe Shai-Flash90)
Posted inMusic

Svika Pick, Eurovision-winning singer who coaxed Israel into the world of pop, dies at 72

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 16, 2022
Members of the Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine await the results of the Eurovision Song Festival in Turin, Italy, May 14, 2022. (Photo/EBU)
Posted inMusic

Unable to film in Ukraine, Eurovision song contest winners made their intro video in Israel

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
Drake wearing an oversized leather, shearling-lined coat on a balcony overlooking a busy city street
Posted inCelebrity Jews

No Eurovision win for Israel; Drake upstaged by toddler; Dylan turns 80; Judge Judy retires; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

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