[joeysteele]

I'd never support Israel being disqualified or to be blocked from being in the Contest.
My only thoughts is, bless them, why they'd want to be in it with all the unnecessary and grossly unfair negativity they get thrown at them.

It's not now really, in MY view, a serious song contest, it's a more fun evening with good, fair or even some bad entertainment.
However still one of the better nights on TV, it was a great night here on TIBB too.
Anything that has loads of different Countries performing together is welcomed by me.

The Israeli entry however was a beautiful song, performed extremely good by a very strong singer too and it warranted the success it achieved.
Yes I preferred Austria and Lithuania as winners myself, however as is the case most years, Israel was right up there with being a possible winner too.
Well done to them.