She was phenomenal: Noa Kirel takes 3rd place in Eurovision
"It exceeds the expectations, I am the happiest in the world," Kirel says after gaining 362 points. Returning champion Loreen from Sweden wins song contest again with her hit "Tattoo"
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After stellar Eurovision performance, Noa Kirel gets upper hand on YouTube
"Unicorn" is viewed over a million times, surpassing heavy favorite and returning champion Loreen from Sweden, who won the song contest in 2012.
Backstreet Boys make special request ahead of concert in Israel
The legendary band prioritizes healthy eating even while on the road.
Harry Belafonte, who mixed music, acting, and activism, dies at 96
Belafonte died of congestive heart failure at his home in New York on Tuesday with his wife Pamela by his side, the firm of his longtime spokesperson Ken Sunshine said in a statement.
Israeli teenage singer wins Golden Buzzer in 'Canada's Got Talent'
Maya Gamzu, originally from Israel, but living in Toronto, seals her spot in the show's semifinal round after her big vocals on Christina Aguilera’s “Something’s Got A Hold On Me” has the judges turning their heads.
Israeli literary giant Meir Shalev dead at 74
The author, known for many Israeli classics, had been battling cancer.
Israeli singer Eyal Golan pauses performance, faints shortly after
The singer received medical attention at the scene and the results of the tests came back normal. He asked not to be taken to the emergency room.
Law & Order's Diane Neal makes aliyah
Having left Hollywood behind, the actress moves to Israel with the help of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, the Aliyah and Integration Ministry and the Jewish Agency.
Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler's Tevye, dies
Topol got his start in acting in a theatrical troupe in the Israeli army in the 1950s, where he met his future wife Galia. His first major breakthrough was the lead role in the 1964 hit Israeli film Sallah Shabati, about the hardships of Middle Eastern immigrants to Israel.
Minister angers many for vowing to end 'Shabbat discrimination,' PM intervenes
The initiative Israeli Shabbat, launched in May 2021, subsidizes free entrance to museums on what many secular Israelis view as the only part of the week in which they can spend quality time with the family.