The Nova music festival was a trance music festival that took place on October 6 and 7, 2023, in Re'im in southern Israel, and was the site of a brutal Hamas massacre as part of the October 7 massacre.
The festival saw around 3,500 people attend, but in the end, 364 people were murdered by Hamas terrorists, and dozens of others captured and taken back to Gaza as hostages.
The incident was one of the worst massacres of civilians in Israeli history, and was among the most brutal incidents to occur on October 7.
“The televoting system currently used in Eurovision is considered the most advanced in the world today," Eurovision director said.
Following her triumphant performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel over the weekend, Yuval Raphael will share her talents with a home audience.
Maybe people were simply voting for the song and the performance, not expressing any deeper political sentiment. Either way, we have reason to feel proud.
Dancing together allowed us to be with this DJ in his smile and his pain through the same action, to grieve with him, and to let him bring us joy.
The 24-year-old Nova festival survivor said that she felt the spirit of Israel came across plainly in the song.
The photo of Raphael on Friday was snapped in the same location where Herzl posed in 1901 when he was attending the fifth Zionist Congress.
Supernova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael’s participation in Eurovision symbolizes Israeli resilience amid hostility.
Raphael recounted spotting her fellow Nova music festival survivors in the audience, cheering her along.
Jon Polin shared how, since October 7, they have come to know and love the entire Alexander family. “Today, we are celebrating with all of you,” he said.
A state commission of inquiry is vital for uncovering the truth behind October 7 and rebuilding trust in the government and its institutions.
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