Eurovision

Popular Israeli band drops out of Eurovision rather than perform on Shabbat

By Bob Smietana — February 11, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — An Israeli band made up mostly of young adults with disabilities will perform during the 2019 Eurovision telecast. But a dispute over performing on the Sabbath kept the Shalva Band from representing Israel in the Eurovision contest.

The US Embassy is in Jerusalem. Now, what?

By Jeffrey Salkin — May 14, 2018
OK, the embassy is now in Jerusalem. Can we talk about the minister who blessed the occasion?
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