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May 15, 2019
Eurovision and the Zionist Dream
Why a cheesy competition with bad music and outrageous costumes matters.
While relatively few Americans have heard of, let alone paid attention to, the annual Eurovision song contest, for Europeans, as well as many Middle Easterners, it is a major annual event—a sort of international musical Super Bowl. Since Israel’s contestant won the 2018 competition, this year’s, which began yesterday, is taking place in Tel Aviv. Shayna Weiss explains why hosting the event is a matter of national pride to Israelis:
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Eurovision and the Zionist Dream
Why a cheesy competition with bad music and outrageous costumes matters.