Noa Kirel

After five countries quit Eurovision over Israel, over 1,000 entertainment figures push back

Over 1,000 entertainment industry leaders sign letter backing Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision, rejecting boycott efforts and emphasizing music’s unifying power.

Noam Bettan, Israel's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, poses in this undated handout photo.
People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.

Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

‘The Pitt.’

HBO Max arrives in Israel while Anderson’s film sparks controversy

 Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025.

Boycotts and rule changes don’t stop Israel topping Eurovision odds


Top Israeli artists to appear at Ramat Gan’s Agam Live concert series

Among the noteworthy concerts will be Berry Sakharof, Idan Amedi, Noa Kirel, Hanan Ben Ari, and Eviatar Banai, who will host Dudu Tassa.

 EVIATAR BANAI is scheduled to perform at Agam Live in Ramat Gan.

Israeli singer Noa Kirel to star at Madison Square Garden next year

The concert is set to take place on June 30, 2024.

 Noa Kirel from Israel holds her country's flag during the grand final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 13, 2023

Noa Kirel joins Hollywood actor Noah Schnapp on an Israeli adventure

Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp embraces the glamorous Israeli experience, bonding with local stars Noa Kirel and Yehonatan Mergui.

 Israel's queen of pop, Noa Kirel.

'Israel deserved better': Americans react to Noa Kirel's Eurovision song

Americans who never saw Eurovision and didn't know who won reacted to the top 10 songs from 2023 and guessed their ranking. They seem to have fallen in love with Israel's "Unicorn."

 Noa Kirel from Israel performs during the first semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 9, 2023.

Army Radio celebrates 30 years of Gal-gal-gal Galatz

Thousands of attendees started partying at 5:30 p.m. and did not stop all the way through until sunset the next day.

 IDAN RAICHEL performs at the Galgalive Festival.

Noa Kirel to visit Poland after her Holocaust statement

Poland condemned comments Noa Kirel made about getting 12 points from Poland during the Eurovision in relation to her family being killed in the Holocaust.

 Noa Kirel from Israel performs during the first semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 9, 2023.

Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and co-host Lahav Harkov.

 "Jewish Matchmaking" follows Jewish singles in the U.S. and Israel as they search for their soulmates with the help of a Jewish matchmaker.

Wikipedia disciplines editors in Holocaust distortion dispute but sidesteps Poland debate

The online encyclopedia stopped short of taking more aggressive action in response to allegations of widespread Holocaust distortion on the platform. 

 Wikipedia logo (illustrative).

Haredi MK makes jab at Israeli Eurovision rep Noa Kirel's clothes

MK Moshe Gafni said that he would donate clothes to Noa Kirel, insinuating that her clothes are not sufficient in his opinion.

 WISHING NOA KIREL a lot of luck at this year’s contest in Liverpool in May!

Poland cannot silence Noa Kirel, or any Israelis, about the Holocaust - analysis

Why would Poles be thinking about the Holocaust when scoring a song about unicorns performed in Liverpool?

 Noa Kirel from Israel performs during the first semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 9, 2023.