Netta Barzilai

Montana Tucker, Netta Barzilai to headline Maccabiah Games opening

The ceremony will combine music, sports, and Jewish unity, featuring thousands of athletes from dozens of countries marching into Teddy Stadium.

MONTANA TUCKER will perform and help lead the athletes’ parade during July’s Maccabiah Opening Ceremony at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.
Noam Bettan, winner of the reality show "The Next Star" poses for a picture after winning the final in Neve Ilan, near Jerusalem, January 21, 2026.

Noam Bettan strolls through Israel's musical history in Eurovision trailer

YUVAL RAPHAEL performs on Saturday night to ecstatic fans in Tel Aviv.

A ‘next’ star no more: Yuval Raphael burns bright in headlining concert debut - review

 JAPANESE AMBASSADOR Arai Yusuke addresses his guests, while former president Reuven Rivlin, former prime minister Ehud Olmert and his wife, Aliza, and Chief of State Protocol Gil Haskel sit alongside.

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Due to Eurovision, Netanyahu drops demand to split Kan

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that he will drop his longstanding demand to split up Kan into two independent bodies.

Netta Barzilai (L) poses for a photo with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and Sara Netanyahu (R), May 16th, 2018,

Will Ferrell to star in Netflix Eurovision film

American comedian was at Lisbon contest this year where Israel's Netta took home the top prize.

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David, if arts for tomorrow is full could go to news or hold for next day

As controversy and squabbling swirls around next year's Eurovision contest in Israel, Ferrell is setting about writing and starring in a film about the competition.

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‘I Am Not Your Toy’ and the end of patriarchy

An Article in Three Parts.

Netta Barzilai performs after winning the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 12

June 11: Two RFK articles miss the point

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Regev: If the Eurovision isn't in Jerusalem, it shouldn't be in Israel

Regev was reacting in part to unconfirmed reports Wednesday that the European Broadcasting Union requested that the Eurovision be held in a "not divisive location."

Netta Barzilai performs after winning the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 12

"I Am Not Your Toy" and the End of Patriarchy An article in three parts

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A woman of valor

Netta Barzilai’s journey to stardom defied musical convention, social norms, and Israel’s discontents.

Netta Barzilai performs after winning the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 12

May 30, 2018: Destruction of the wicked

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Netta Barzilai signs global distribution deal for ‘Toy’

Israel’s winning song broke the record as the most-viewed video on the Eurovision YouTube channel.

Israel's Netta performs "Toy" during the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, May 12, 2018