Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsShare 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 formatSubscribeProtestors demonstrate in Vienna against Israel's participation in the Eurovision song contest ahead of the Grand Final on Saturday. Credit: Max Slovencik/AFPFive boycotts don't damper a second-place Eurovision win in Netanyahu's Israel, nor are five more ICC arrest warrants cause for concern. It'll take more to get Israelis to reckon with the destruction of GazaEsther Solomon09:18 PM • May 17 2026 IDTIsrael's streets reverberated on Saturday night to the amplified sounds of the Eurovision song contest. The country's entry, the trilingual ballad "Michelle," won second place, the fourth year in a row Israel had placed in the top five. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel war crimesHamasGazaEurovisionICCBenjamin NetanyahuItamar Ben-GvirBezalel SmotrichOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesHamasIsrael ElectionsLebanonNoam BettanSettler ViolenceHaQuizHaaretz PodcastShin Bet Head Files Contempt Motion After Ex-chiefs Hide Dissenting Worker NamesLegal Sources: Incoming Mossad Chief May Have Obstructed His Vetting ProcessHaredi Draft Exemption Talks to Renew After Parties Threaten to Dissolve KnessetOnly 7% Approved: Palestinian Construction Collapses in East JerusalemIsrael's Defense, Finance Ministries Spar Over Oct. 7 Terrorists Tribunal BudgetRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli Forces