Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael, a survivor of October 7, 2023, performed relatively in the terrorist attack at the Nova Music Festival, without the playback of the semi-finals in Basel, Switzerland, and on Thursday night, she and many were ready for their expectations as she and many were ready for their expectations. Gaza.

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They will join Vaeb in Iceland, Justyna Steczkowska in Poland, Tommy Cash in Estonia, Ziferblat in Ukraine, Kaj in Sweden, Napa in Portugal, Kyle Alessandro in Norway, Gabry Ponte in San Marino, Shkkodra Elektrraike and Netherlands in Albania and Netherlands and Netherlands.

The final of Eurovision will be aired on PST at noon Saturday.

Israel's presence in the competition has been a controversial topic in the past two Eurovision song contests, as more than 70 former contestants signed an open letter last week calling for Israel to be banned in the "toward" the genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza and decades of Apared and military occupation of the Palestinians).

The broadcast itself was barely good and cheering, with some photos and videos online showing some of the attendees holding the Palestinian flag in the audience. Israel's Eurovision sparked protests ahead of the semi-finals.

Critics believe that Israel should be banned from playing games as Russia returns to 2022 for its invasion of Ukraine. Although the broadcast did not show the protests, some images from the rehearsal on Thursday showed attendees waving the Palestinian flag during the Raphael performance.

Raphael spoke publicly about her experience at Nova, telling the UN Human Rights Commission last year that she fled to a bomb shelter on the day of the attack and hid under the body while she herself pretended to be dead for hours until her father and another Nova participant saved her.

"Whenever we (the people who are still alive) look up, we don't understand why there are fewer and fewer people in bomb shelters," she told the UN. "We think terrorists are killing bodies. We don't realize it's because of grenades, blowing up their bodies."

Last year's Israeli contestant Eden Golan was booed during the European TV show, and Raphael told the BBC earlier this week that she was practicing for Boos and Noises on Thursday in preparation for Thursday. "I think I'm expecting, but we're singing here and I'm going to sing for everyone," Raphael said.

Outside Thursday's semifinals, Celine Dion showed up with a surprise video in her first semifinal 37 years after winning Eurovision in 1988.

Dion said in French: “Music not only brings us together tonight.” “It’s great. It’s our strength, our support and our support in the moment we need it. Of course, I love you all, Europe and the rest of the world. Kiss, I love you.”