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The 2026 Eurovision entry from Israel performed by Noam Betan is sung in three languages, English, Hebrew and French, to both reflect the artist's multilingual background and potentially increase the song's international appeal.
But five countries, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain, pulled out after organisers decided to allow Israel to compete.
Pro-Palestinian protests at the last two contests called for Israel to be disbarred over the war in Gaza, as well as allegations it attempted to manipulate voting to favour its entry.
The organisers are expecting both anti- and pro-Israel demonstrations in the run-up to the finals on Saturday.
The 2026 Eurovision entry from Israel, performed by Noam Betan, is sung in three languages, English, Hebrew and French, to both reflect the artist's multilingual background and potentially increase the song's international appeal.
But five countries, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain, pulled out after organisers decided to allow Israel to compete.
Pro-Palestinian protests at the last two contests called for Israel to be disbarred over the war in Gaza, as well as allegations it attempted to manipulate voting to favour its entry.
The organisers are expecting both anti- and pro-Israel demonstrations in the run-up to the finals on Saturday.
The 2026 Eurovision entry from Israel performed by Noam Betan is sung in three languages, English, Hebrew and French, to both reflect the artist's multilingual background and potentially increase the song's international appeal.
But five countries, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain, pulled out after organisers decided to allow Israel to compete.
Pro-Palestinian protests at the last two contests called for Israel to be disbarred over the war in Gaza, as well as allegations it attempted to manipulate voting to favour its entry.
The organisers are expecting both anti- and pro-Israel demonstrations in the run-up to the finals on Saturday.
The 2026 Eurovision entry from Israel, performed by Noam Betan, is sung in three languages, English, Hebrew and French, to both reflect the artist's multilingual background and potentially increase the song's international appeal.
But five countries, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain, pulled out after organisers decided to allow Israel to compete.
Pro-Palestinian protests at the last two contests called for Israel to be disbarred over the war in Gaza, as well as allegations it attempted to manipulate voting to favour its entry.
The organisers are expecting both anti- and pro-Israel demonstrations in the run-up to the finals on Saturday.