
Israel fans cheer for their participant Israel's Noam Bettan at the press centre during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Radek MICA / AFP via Getty Images)

Israel fans cheer for their participant Israel's Noam Bettan at the press centre during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Radek MICA / AFP via Getty Images)