The Eurovision saga continues as more concern over politics led to yet another change in the lyrics to the Israeli entry to the contest just hours after Israel Hayom revealed the new name and changes aimed to avoid the politicization of the event.
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After writing a new text, the creators of the Eurovision entry for Israel were asked today to change parts of the text two more times over concerns they could be interpreted as political.
Earlier on Sunday, Israel Hayom reported that the song written by Avi Ohayon, Keren Peles, and Stav Beger was renamed "Hurricane" instead of "October Rain" and that parts of it were altered so that that it tells the imaginary story of a woman rather than refer to the atrocities of Hamas on October 7.
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Now it has become known that in the new version they wrote, they were asked to make corrections two more times. According to a source privy to the details, they were asked last night to change it a second time, and they may be asked again to avoid further disqualification.
Chairman of the professional committee for choosing the song, Ofri Gofer: "We are convinced that alongside the strong melody and powerful performance by Eden Golan, Europe and the world will not be able to remain indifferent to the song."
Eden Golan, Israel's representative at Eurovision, said: "This is a different and unusual year, and we are dealing with things we haven't dealt with in previous years. It is more important to me than ever to represent my country with dignity and if that happens I will work very hard to know that I have done everything I can."
The new lyrics of the song, as we was reported earlier Sunday, will be based on the melody of "October Rain," which was disqualified by the European Broadcasting Union. Unlike the original version which dealt with the national crisis and war in the country, the new song is about a young woman emerging from a personal crisis, however the melody remains the same.
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