[62754] Israeli Eurovision Achievement: Government Ministers Congratulate Noam on International Success

Israel Celebrates Eurovision Achievement: Ministers Congratulate Noam

Throughout yesterday, May 16, 2026, Israel's Eurovision representative, Noam, received a wave of support and congratulations from key figures in the government. Before taking the stage, Minister of Culture and Sport Miki Zohar issued a sweeping message of support, in which he wrote: "The entire nation of Israel is behind you, Noam! On behalf of the citizens of Israel, we are crossing our fingers for you". This call was circulated across many Telegram channels, including Hot News, 🎗️Israel News IL🎗️, and Politics Updates.

Following Noam's performance and the achievement recorded in the competition, Minister Zohar returned to express his pride in the Israeli representative and wrote on the Voice of the News in 🆃🅴🅻🅴🅼🆁🅰️🅼🔴 channel: "In front of the whole world - a huge achievement for Israel. The people of Israel live! We are proud of our Noam and the entire Israeli delegation".

Simultaneously, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, also joined the congratulations and published on the Hot News channel a stern message towards the critics, in which he quoted the verse "and the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and spread," and added: "Best regards to everyone who boycotted, the people of Israel live! Thank you Noam, you brought us a lot of honor!".

The coverage of the event was characterized by a patriotic tone and broad support from local news channels, as reports focused on the national success and implicit condemnation of parties that opposed Israeli participation in the competition.