I WAS RIGHT! I SAID ISRAEL WOULD ENTER A SONG ABOUT OCT 7TH! I KNEW THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO RESIST IT!

...what I ALSO predicted is that they'd get eliminated for it (the last time Belarus entered, they were eliminated for entering a govt. propaganda song) ...but I guess Israel gets to have a second chance after a blatant rule violation becuase they are eurovision's special boys

EDIT: addition from Turfster in the comments:

pretty sure this is like... the fourth chance?

On 28 February, Ynet reported that the song that finished second in the internal selection, "Dance Forever", written by Golan alongside Ron Biton, May Sfadia, and Yinon Yahel, had also been rejected by the EBU, On 3 March, Kan officially confirmed that it had submitted both "October Rain" and "Dance Forever" to the EBU for consideration, and that both had been rejected by the EBU in their current state. Despite previous statements, Kan ultimately asked the writers of both songs to "make the necessary adjustments" in order for them to be eligible, and announced that the final intended entry, "Hurricane" (reported to be a revision of "October Rain" with changed lyrics), had been recorded later that day. However, the song's writers were reportedly asked to rewrite its lyrics again, and the final version was submitted two days later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024#Controversy


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in reply to @thewaether's post:

pretty sure this is like... the fourth chance?

On 28 February, Ynet reported that the song that finished second in the internal selection, "Dance Forever", written by Golan alongside Ron Biton, May Sfadia, and Yinon Yahel, had also been rejected by the EBU, On 3 March, Kan officially confirmed that it had submitted both "October Rain" and "Dance Forever" to the EBU for consideration, and that both had been rejected by the EBU in their current state. Despite previous statements, Kan ultimately asked the writers of both songs to "make the necessary adjustments" in order for them to be eligible, and announced that the final intended entry, "Hurricane" (reported to be a revision of "October Rain" with changed lyrics), had been recorded later that day. However, the song's writers were reportedly asked to rewrite its lyrics again, and the final version was submitted two days later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024#Controversy