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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
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

Bettan, who is representing Israel with the upbeat song, was filmed dancing to excerpts from Israel’s four winning Eurovision songs before bursting into a few bars of the 2026 song.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
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

Yuval Raphael dazzles her Israeli fans in Tel Aviv, performing hits from her Eurovision journey, new EP, and more, with powerful tributes and surprise guests.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
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.

Grapevine February 26, 2025: Diplomatic stand-ins

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Viewpoint: Don't underestimate the value of Netta Barzilai

How Netta Barzilai saved the Israel Broadcasting Corporation.

JULY 25, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Netta Barzilai wows some 6,000 participants in a Taglit-Birthright Israel Mega Event at Jerusalem’s Sultan Pool on June 27, 2018

Netta ‘toys’ with global stardom with U.S. debut on ‘The Today Show’

"This has been an unreal experience - every day I wake up in another country."

JULY 24, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Netta Barzilai on NBC's The Today Show

Eurovision organizers: No interest in 'rumors' about 'Toy' plagiarism

The European Broadcasting Union told The Jerusalem Post it is busy organizing next year's contest in Israel.

JULY 6, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Israel's Netta, sitting alongside composer Doron Medalie, attends the news conference after winning the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018, May 13, 2018.

My word: Dark dances in burning fields

If you still see the car rammings, knife attacks, rockets and acts of arson as the heroic feats of Palestinians desperate to break out from Israeli oppression, you might have smoke in your eyes.

JULY 5, 2018ByLIAT COLLINS
AN IDF soldier runs in a field near Kibbutz Mefalsim, which was set on fire by Palestinians in Gaza on May 14

Media Comment: Behind-the-scenes treachery?

Not only will the IPBC orchestrate the next Eurovision contest in Israel, but Barzilai’s feat ascertained that the IPBC will not be broken into two parts.

JULY 4, 2018ByYISRAEL MEDAD, ELI POLLAK
Israel's Netta arrives for the news conference after winning the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, May 13, 2018.

Does 'Toy' sound like 'Seven Nation Army'?

Universal sends warning letter to composer of Eurovision-winning song over similarities to White Stripes track

JULY 3, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
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

The Lounge: July 3, 2018

Social news from around Israel.

JULY 2, 2018ByMICHAL GALANTI
From left: Gidi Mark, Charles Bronfman, Meir Shamir and Gil Troy

Will next year’s Eurovision be held in Jerusalem?

Haifa, Tel Aviv, Eilat and even Masada are also bidding to host the 2019 competition, and they’re being careful not to offend political sensibilities. But which has the best shot?

JUNE 30, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Prince William (L) meets Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai (R) on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, June 27, 2018

Cyprus's Eurovision star releases Israeli-inspired song

Eleni Foureira, who came second to Netta Barzilai, records song by 'Toy' writer Doron Medalie.

JUNE 29, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Cyprus’s Eleni Foureira and Israel’s Netta react after the Semi-Final 1 for Eurovision Song Contest 2018 at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon, Portugal, May 8, 2018

The Duke of Cambridge meets Israel's Eurovision queen

Fans of both the singer and the British prince brave the heat to catch a glimpse of royalty.

JUNE 27, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Prince William (L) meets Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai (R) on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, June 27, 2018