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Israel’s Eurovision entry gets overhaul as global song contest’s host nation looks to repeat...

Responding to criticism over his uninspiring performance, Israeli singer Kobi Marimi recorded a new version of Israel’s entry for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place in Tel Aviv this month. Israeli singer...
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Report: Bot accounts promoting Twitter campaign to boycott Eurovision

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Hundreds of fake and bot accounts have been promoting a Twitter campaign calling on artists and others to boycott this month’s Eurovision song contest in Israel, according to a report by the country’s Ministry...
KISS frontman Gene Simmons is one of 100 artists calling for the rejection of boycotting Eurovision 2019 in Israel. Credit: Alberto Cabello/Flickr.

Gene Simmons among 100 artists supporting Eurovision contest against Israeli boycott

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More than 100 artists, including KISS frontman Gene Simmons and television-reality star Sharon Osbourne, have signed a statement against calls for boycotting the Eurovision song competition next month in Tel Aviv. “We believe that unifying events, such...
Irish singer Sarah McTernan. Credit: Screenshot.

LGBTQ performers to boycott Eurovision with alternative online musical broadcast

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A number of music and drag performers who identify as LGBTQ will skip this year’s Eurovision song contest in Israel and instead be part of an alternative online broadcast, exemplifying and in support of...
Irish singer Sarah McTernan. Credit: Screenshot.

Irish pro-Israel groups condemn BDS boycott of Eurovision song contest

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Several leading Irish pro-Israel groups and leaders have signed an open letter condemning attempts by BDS groups and Irish LGBTQ activists to pressure the country’s Eurovision song contest contestant, Sarah McTernan, to boycott this year’s...
Madonna performing during her MDNA Tour 2012 at Key Arena in Seattle. Credit: Ronald Woan/Wikimedia Commons.

Madonna to perform at Eurovision finals in Tel Aviv

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The Michigan-born music icon Madonna will perform two songs, including one from her upcoming album, at the Eurovision Song Contest grand finale in Tel Aviv on May 18, announced Israeli public broadcaster KAN and...
The Shalva band. Source: Shalva band website.

Popular Shalva band won’t play Eurovision due to Shabbat schedule

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The Shalva group, a beloved Israeli band featuring musicians with special needs, has dropped out of the Eurovision Song contest in May because compulsory rehearsals for the Saturday-night finals will take place on Shabbat. The...
Lisbon Deputy Mayor Duarte Cordeiro hands Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai (left) the official Eurovision key chain at the City Exchange Ceremony for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Tel Aviv in mid-May, Jan. 28, 2019. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Israel gets ‘key’ to Eurovision, BBC rejects calls to boycott

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At a ceremony in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israel officially received the “keys” to the Eurovision Song competition for 2019. The “insignia handover,” symbolized with the passing of a large decorated key chain, took place...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with members of the rock band Aerosmith at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 18, 2017. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Music to their ears? Advocacy group works to thwart cultural efforts of BDS movement

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Since its founding in 2005, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has targeted Israeli universities, businesses and cultural organizations. Most recently, its efforts against Israel’s music scene has been in the headlines more...