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