Israel gets top public vote from 14 countries in Eurovision – plus 'rest of the world'

Voters in Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK give their highest points to Eden Golan



Switzerland may have taken the crown, and Croatia narrowly won the popular vote, but Israel received top points in the televote from the highest number of countries — including the "rest of the world" — at the 2024 Eurovision on Saturday night.After months of calls for Israel to be banned from the international song contest, voters in 14 different countries — out of 37 that were eligible to vote — plus those in all non-participating nations as a group, handed the most possible points, 12, to the Jewish state. Overall, Israel's Eden Golan finished fifth out of the 25 competitors in the Eurovision grand final this year.Ultimately, Israel got top marks from voters in Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, plus the "rest of the world" aggregate. It also got 10 points, the second-highest possible, from Albania, Austria, Cyprus, Czechia, Moldova, Slovenia and even Ireland, considered by many to be one of the most anti-Israel countries in Europe.

Full story : https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-gets-top-public-vote-from-14-countries-in-eurovision-plus-rest-of-the-world/

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Impatient, stupid error.

Mike and Raven - Keeping busy helps a wee bit in both circumstances.  I hope the sun is shining where you are too.  It's been lovely here for the last couple of days.

Heading back to the pool shortly, I need to get back to some sort of normality.

Mary, my s-i-l left for home after being here for two weeks, so I am having to get used to the emptiness again

Quote from: Scrumpy on Yesterday at 04:00:45 PMNo.. He is a waste of money.. 85thousand a year.. lives in a palace.. rent free.. everything paid for..
Just for telling everyone to love and forgive ..

I'm sure he also welcomes willing 'converts' from the 'boat people', as do some of his most naive lower orders.
Of course, he is fully aware that he is highly unlikely to ever actually meet any of his 'new members'.

Phew, got there in the end!
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Our Council is looking at no mow options. I just think that they are avoiding work.

Crud for the Chavs!

Quote from: Raven on Yesterday at 10:55:31 AMI haven't watched it for years. But from the bits I've seen on the News I'm not missing anything. It seems to have descended into a who can be the biggest idiot competition. Load of tosh.

I only watched bits of it because there are so many  noisy songs, and exhibitionist singers,  that it's hard to find anything decent that I'd like to listen to.

And another moan -  it all seems about sex, sex and more sex,  instead of singing beautiful songs!
It's nothing but Noise,   flashing lights, men in frock's, and who can thrust most!

Perhap's I'm just feeling me age.