Distinguished Member of the Euro(trash) Family? Israeli Self-Representation in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Israel Studies Pub Date : 2022-03-24 DOI:10.2979/israelstudies.27.2.12

Daniel Mahla

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:Israel has been competing in the Eurovision song contest, Europe’s biggest music festival, since 1973. The spectacle is a formidable arena for participating countries to shape their image and brand their nations. At the same time, its distinctively European character challenges Israelis, whose country is one of the few located outside the continent’s geographical borders, to grapple with their social, cultural, and political affiliations with Europe and its institutions. Against this backdrop, the article traces the participation of the Jewish state in Eurovision and the debates this has generated in the Israeli public in order to investigate the shifts that have occurred in the country’s self-representation and thereby, the messages Israel has sought to convey to Europeans.

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欧元(垃圾)家族的杰出成员?以色列在欧洲歌唱大赛中的自我表现

摘要:自1973年以来，以色列一直在参加欧洲最大的音乐节——欧洲歌唱大赛。对于参赛国家来说，这是一个塑造自己形象和树立国家品牌的强大舞台。与此同时，其独特的欧洲特征给以色列带来了挑战，以色列是少数几个位于欧洲大陆地理边界之外的国家之一，要努力处理与欧洲及其机构的社会、文化和政治关系。在此背景下，本文追溯犹太国家参加欧洲歌唱大赛，以及由此在以色列公众中引发的辩论，以调查该国自我表现的转变，以及以色列试图向欧洲人传达的信息。

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期刊介绍： Israel Studies presents multidisciplinary scholarship on Israeli history, politics, society, and culture. Each issue includes essays and reports on matters of broad interest reflecting diverse points of view. Temporal boundaries extend to the pre-state period, although emphasis is on the State of Israel. Due recognition is also given to events and phenomena in diaspora communities as they affect the Israeli state. It is sponsored by the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, in affiliation with the Association for Israel Studies.