Israel’s Yuval Raphael defied expectations to come in second in the annual Eurovision song contest on Saturday, narrowly losing out to Austria after being buoyed by the popular vote but also drawing points from the juries in 14 countries. “Thank you, Europe! Am Yisrael chai!” Raphael shouted from the stage after her performance.

Azerbaijan  gave Israel douze points, the highest mark that can be given in Eurovision, and many others of the national juries gave Israel substantial marks. Surprisingly, Ireland, where anti-Israel sentiment runs high,

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