The 66th edition of Eurovision, whose semi-finals are scheduled for May 10 and 12 in Turin, and the final on May 14, is sailing in troubled waters. After the sidelining of Russia, punished because of the war in Ukraine, a second country will not be part of the party. This is Israel.
As things stand, the Israeli delegation will not be going to Italy. In question: security issues related to a strike within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that of the agents of the GSS, the General Security Service. This has an impact on security protocols.
In other words, for lack of personnel, it is impossible to ensure the security of the delegation which must go to Italy soon for the rehearsals and to record the famous video sequence of relief (under the conditions of the live).
If nothing changes on the side of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Israel, it will be a blow for Michael Ben David, the Israeli representative. Winner of the show X Factorhe must defend the colors of his country with the title “IM”.