The Politics of Being Israeli
Israel
It’s hard to believe we’re now on Day Three of the backlash to an Israeli singer winning the public Eurovision vote. But it is a reminder that being from Israel is considered an inherently political act in many parts of the world, including Europe. Eurovision’s permanent slogan is “united by music.” In that spirit, the organizers have strict rules about keeping politics out of it. This year, Israeli entrant Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Nova massacre, won the public voting in the contest’s
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