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Israel will take part in the first Eurovision semifinal, EBU announces

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ISRAEL HAS been singled out as no country ever has been before at Eurovision. Here, viewers cheer as they watch this year’s Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, in May. (photo credit: MAYA LEVIN/AFP via Getty Images)
This year’s Eurovision contest will take place in Austria in May, with the semifinals set for May 12 and May 14 and the finals on May 16.