Eurovision

UK's Eurovision entry accuses Israel of apartheid, genocide

The Campaign Against Antisemitism called for the BBC to drop Olly Alexander as the UK's pick for Eurovision.

Iceland threatens to pull out of Eurovision if Israel competes

In an official statement on their Facebook page, the board announced that they had formally requested the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV) to refrain from participating.

By WALLA!
17/12/2023

Meet Moriah Angel: Israel's top Eurovision candidate

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.

Dana International to LGBT world: 'If you go to Gaza, Hamas will kill you'

Dana International, the Israeli Eurovision winner, urged the LGBTQ community on Instagram to condemn Hamas, stressing the importance of supporting peace and equality.

By WALLA! CULTURE
05/11/2023

'The Next Star' will choose the 2024 Israeli Eurovision contestant

The next Eurovision representative from Israel will be selected by Keshet 12's "The Next Star."

By WALLA!
06/06/2023

'Israel deserved better': Americans react to Noa Kirel's Eurovision song

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."

By WALLA! CULTURE
05/06/2023

Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and co-host Lahav Harkov.

Wikipedia disciplines editors in Holocaust distortion dispute but sidesteps Poland debate

The online encyclopedia stopped short of taking more aggressive action in response to allegations of widespread Holocaust distortion on the platform. 

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
23/05/2023

Poland cannot silence Noa Kirel, or any Israelis, about the Holocaust - analysis

Why would Poles be thinking about the Holocaust when scoring a song about unicorns performed in Liverpool?

Poland slams Noa Kirel for comments on Polish role in Holocaust

The Israeli pop star said that receiving 12 points from Poland during Eurovision had been a "victory" after her family was killed there during the Holocaust.

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