Israel's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest was briefly booed when the country surged to the top of the leaderboard on Saturday night, with the Middle East country's participation under increased scrutiny during its wars in Gaza and Iran. Noam Bettan ultimately finished second behind Bulgaria's 27-year-old pop star Dara in the final count, but received a huge number of votes from the public after the jury's verdict was announced. Bettan's performance in the semi-finals of the contest had been