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My Word: The sounds that drown out the music | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 1386 words · By LIAT COLLINS
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It ain’t over till the proverbial fat lady sings, so I’m taking a bit of a risk writing about the Eurovision Song Contest before the final stage of the competition in Vienna on Saturday night.

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Techniques found 6
Topics 3

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What happened

It ain’t over till the proverbial fat lady sings, so I’m taking a bit of a risk writing about the Eurovision Song Contest before the final stage of the competition in Vienna on Saturday night.

Why it matters

But this year, more than any other, the events leading up to the competition are as important as the world’s biggest song contest itself – especially for Israel.

Common ground

Never has the Eurovision’s slogan “United by music” sounded so hollow.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 6 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Appeal to Fear 85% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Straw Man 75% confidence
Misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack.
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Doubt 80% confidence
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Scapegoating 70% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “five countries – Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Iceland – refused to take part in this year’s Eurovision because they can’t stand sharing the stage with an Israeli contestant”
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Four independent sources (Flipboard, EuroNews, Krdo, and Al Jazeera) all confirm that Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Iceland boycotted the contest due to Israel's participation.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The three countries, along with the Netherlands and Iceland, are boycotting this year's Eurovision Song Contest due to Israel's participation
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/trump-says-he-ll-move-to-su…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Spain, Ireland, Iceland, the Netherlands and Slovenia have decided to snub this year's edition in protest at Israel's participation
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/11/eurovision-2026-ki…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Five countries – Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Iceland – are boycotting this year’s event over Israel’s continued participation in it
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/15/eurovision-finalists-to-tak…
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Claim 2: “some 46,500 antisemitic posts had been identified on X in Austria alone, between January 1 and May 10”
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Claim 3: “Eurovision is celebrating its 70th anniversary.”
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Claim 4: “The New York Times... declared: “To the Israeli government, Eurovision became more than just a celebration... It became a chance... to burnish the country’s flagging reputation and rally international support.””
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Multiple reports cite a New York Times investigation stating that the Israeli government used the contest to 'burnish the country’s flagging reputation and rally international support'.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Times Eurovision probe fuels anti-Israel narrative. 3 hours ago. It’s Eurovision again Israel has long been part of crafting European culture. From “Hallelujah” to Dana International, to Nett…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the report, New York Times claims that the Israeli government used the song contest as a way to “burnish the country’s flagging reputation and rally international support”, and had implemented prom…
https://www.nme.com/news/music/investigation-finds-well-orga…
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web search NEUTRAL — NYT investigation reveals Israel used Eurovision as propaganda tool with million-dollar campaigns and diplomatic pressure to influence televoting. Eurovision 2026 in Chaos: NYT Investigation Reveals I…
https://www.greenmemag.com/lifestyle/eurovision-in-turmoil-a…
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Claim 5: “the Austrian broadcaster ORF reportedly refused to host the event if Israel was barred.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia information about the Austrian Empire and advertisements for Austrian Airlines; none of the sources mention the broadcaster ORF or hosting Eurovision.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Austrian Empire emerged from the Congress of Vienna in 1815 as one of the continent's four dominant powers and a recognized great power. The same year, the German Confederation (Deutscher Bund) wa…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria
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web search NEUTRAL — Travel with Austrian Airlines to over 120 destinations worldwide ️. Comfort, service and top offers await you. Book your next flight now!
https://www.austrian.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Top service and low prices. Austrian Airlines is part of the Lufthansa Group and offers flights to destinations worldwide.
https://www.austrianairlines.ag/en/
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Claim 6: “columnist Nicholas Kristof claimed that Israel trained dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided in the search results to support or refute this claim.
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Claim 7: “Israel has won the competition four times”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Wikipedia and multiple other sources (BBC, Australian Jewish News) explicitly confirm that Israel has won the Eurovision Song Contest four times.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel has won the contest four times, and has hosted it in Jerusalem in 1979 and 1999, and in Tel Aviv in 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel has won the Eurovision Song Contest four times: in 1978, 1979, 1998, and 2018. The event is one of the most-watched television programs, drawing hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-889033
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel has won the Eurovision Song Contest four times since it began taking part in 1973: first in 1978 with A-Ba-Ni-Bi by Yizhar Cohen; then a year later with Hallelujah by Gali Atari and Milk and Ho…
https://www.australianjewishnews.com/noa-kirel-takes-home-th…
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Claim 8: “Calls have been made to replace the broadcast with a special schedule titled ‘Voice of Palestine’ in Slovenia.”
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Claim 9: “When Israel first competed, in 1973, Ilanit stood on the simple stage to sing “Ei Sham” (Somewhere).”
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Claim 10: “Over 1,100 artists and cultural figures, including Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, and Macklemore, have signed an open letter calling for a boycott of the competition as long as Israel participates.”
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Claim 11: “Ireland, Spain, and Slovenia even announced that they would not broadcast the Eurovision, to protest Israel’s participation.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that broadcasters in Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia announced they would not broadcast the event as a protest against Israel's participation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands announced last year they were going to boycott the 2026 song contest over Israel's participation.
https://www.dw.com/en/slovenia-spain-and-ireland-wont-air-eu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is mired in controversy.Spain, Ireland, Slovenia will not broadcast Eurovision over Israel's participation. 13 hours ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia announced they would not take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, after it was decided Israel would be allowed to compete.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce3xrywzpn6t
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Claim 12: “In 2024, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was canceled in the Austrian capital following a thwarted mass-terror plot by ISIS.”
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Multiple independent sources, including ABC News and other news reports, confirm the cancellation of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour dates in Vienna due to a thwarted ISIS terror plot.
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web search NEUTRAL — Taylor Swift Cancels Eras Tour Concerts in Vienna After Terrorist Plot Thwarted and Arrests Made.No use on publication covers.) Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at J…
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/taylor-swift-eras-tour-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — Taylor Swift's three concerts in Vienna this week have been canceled after two suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack, authorities said. "We have no choice but to cancel the thr…
https://abcnews.com/International/2-arrested-planning-terror…
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web search NEUTRAL — Swift’s Eras Tour resumes October 18 in Miami, with an announced end date of December 8 in Vancouver, Canada, ending the roughly year-and-a-half run of shows. Though the singer has not commented on th…
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/taylor-swift-vienna-s…
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Claim 13: “Ofra Haza’s song performed in 1983’s Eurovision in Munich was aptly named “Chai” (Alive), and although it came in second place”
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Claim 14: “President Isaac Herzog had “raised the boycott issue in meetings with world leaders last year.””
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Claim 15: “Israel’s contestants in the past two years, Eden Golan and Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael... Golan coming in fifth place overall and Raphael coming second to Austria, but winning the top place in the public voting.”
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Web search results confirm that Eden Golan finished fifth and Yuval Raphael finished second overall while winning the popular vote.
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web search NEUTRAL — She finished fifth in the final, scoring 22 points, eight fewer than the eventual winner Mikhail Smirnov. In 2016, when Golan was 12 years old, she performed in the children's edition of the New Wave …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Golan
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli singer Yuval Raphael finished second in the overall results, winning the popular vote.It is significant that Israel has won the popular vote in each of the last two years. The Israeli entry to…
https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/19/an-israeli-victim-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Raphael finished second overall, and Golan fifth, despite their success with fans. After last year, several countries alleged that Israel must have cheated, and so there were some rule changes institu…
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-896185
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Claim 16: “October 7, 2023, when some 1,200 were murdered, 251 abducted, some 5,000 wounded, and tens of thousands displaced.”
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Multiple sources report the events of October 7, 2023. While exact numbers vary slightly between sources (e.g., 1,195 vs 1,139), the claim of 'some 1,200' is consistent with the reported figures for deaths and the scale of abduction and displacement.
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web search NEUTRAL — By January 2023, another 1,000 had been wounded while fighting on the Ukrainian side.[355] Below is a list of the nationalities of foreign combatant casualties. Dead foreign fighters of the Russian in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…
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web search NEUTRAL — In total, 1,195 people were killed by the attacks: at least 828 civilians (including 36 children and 71 foreign nationals)and at least 367 members of the security forces. 364 civilians were killed whi…
https://jewishbubba.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-october-7th-mas…
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web search NEUTRAL — Killed: at least 905 people, including at least 181 children. Injured: more than 7,370 people. In Israel, officials revised the death toll from the October 7 attacks down from 1,405 to 1,139.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2023/10/9/israel-ham…
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Claim 17: “Lenny Kuhr, who won the 1969 Eurovision representing the Netherlands with the song “De Troubadour.””
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Wikipedia and the Eurovision Song Contest Wiki confirm that Lenny Kuhr won the 1969 contest representing the Netherlands with the song 'De Troubadour'.
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web search NEUTRAL — "De troubadour", is a song recorded by Dutch singer Lenny Kuhr, with music composed by David Hartsema and lyrics by Kuhr herself. It represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_troubadour
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web search NEUTRAL — Lenny Kuhr won the Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid in 1969 with the song De Troubadour alongside three other winners! For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, the outcome of…
https://vk.com/video-5373584_456244863
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web search NEUTRAL — "De troubadour" (English: The troubadour) was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid, performed by Lenny Kuhr. It won the Contest with 18 points, giving the country its third vi…
https://eurovisionsongcontest.fandom.com/wiki/De_troubadour
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Claim 18: “May 15 is being celebrated in Israel as Jerusalem Day, the 59th anniversary of the reunification of the Israeli capital following the Six Day War.”
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