Current sectionArt & CultureLoud chants of 'Stop the genocide' and boos were heard as Noam Bettan opened his performance of the song 'Michelle;' the Israeli representative is set to perform at Saturday's final in ViennaShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeShay Ringel08:37 PM • May 12 2026 IDTIsrael advanced to the Eurovision final after competing in the contest's first semifinal on Tuesday in Vienna.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli cultureEurovisionCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIraq-IsraelNetanyahu-Oct. 7Pizza Hut killingHezbollah DronesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'There Is an Enormous Desire': Is It Time to Play Wagner at the Israeli Opera?'Clearly, I'm an anti-Zionist': Play on IDF by Israeli-Canadian Sparks DebateIsrael Advances to Eurovision Finals Defying Boos and Intense Boycott CallsCould Israel's Participation Spell End of Eurovision?'We Want an Israeli Embassy in Beirut': Surprising Shift in Lebanese Talk ShowsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way