Despite the controversy, Israel is still placing high in the preliminary betting charts, a widely watched measure of likely success in the competition.
Jorunn Folkvord, a member of the Oslo City Council on behalf of the communist "Red" Party protested against Israel during the pre-Eurovision Song Contest in Norway.
Shaul Greenglick, 26, performed on "Israel's Rising Star" on Dec. 3 while on furlough from his mobilization in the war against Hamas.
Moriah Angel received a 96/100 from the panel of judges for her rendition of Andra Day’s 2015 song “Rise Up” and garnered 70.37% of votes online. Her performance left judges in awe.
The next Eurovision representative from Israel will be selected by Keshet 12's "The Next Star."
Americans who never saw Eurovision and didn't know who won reacted to the top 10 songs from 2023 and guessed their ranking. They seem to have fallen in love with Israel's "Unicorn."
Poland condemned comments Noa Kirel made about getting 12 points from Poland during the Eurovision in relation to her family being killed in the Holocaust.
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