SCOUT· 62%30m·2026-08-01·FaithIsrael's Eurovision story: How a Middle Eastern country crashed Europe's biggest party (Part 1)
Why does Israel compete in Eurovision if it's not even in Europe? In Part 1, Noam Weissman unpacks how Israel went from Eurovision newcomer to music powerhouse, exploring the songs, stars, and surprising moments that put the Jewish state on Europe's biggest stage. It's a story of glitter, geopolitics, and Israeli…
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“This was great but some inaccuracies I think. Oriental/Mizrahi music in "mainstream" didn't start with Abanibi (which of course is pretty Western song, best song ever written BTW). Even the Mizrahi Song Festival started in 1973, and that wa…”
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