An Israeli band made up of two Jews and two members of an African-American religion that claims to be a descendant of the Israelites will be one of the competitors at this year’s Eurovision song competition in Jerusalem. The participation of Eden in the contest, which will be held on Saturday, comes a year after controversial Israeli transsexual Dana International won the contest.
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