An Israeli transsexual singer who won this year’s Eurovision contest was charged with assault. Dana International, whose winning performance prompted celebrations from many secular Israelis and jeers from fervently Orthodox politicians, denied in court that she pushed one waitress and threw a bottle of water at another during a November 1995 cafe performance.
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