I think Sivan from TACT, or Roni Superstar should represent Israel at Eurovision. Nothing against Noa and Mira, I just think Sivan has a great voice, and I think Roni is a good singer and dancer. Or maybe Alon De Loco could represent Israel. Also I think anyone who boycotts Israel is anti Peace. Israel wants peace, the Arabs want the end of Israel, not reconciliation. Support Israeli artists, BUY THEIR CDs.

Arab intellectual, I guess you dont know the meaning of that !!! you were living in the the ghtoss and dark ages,,,go and reac history...moron

However, they do not represent all Israeli Arabs, not all Israeli-Arabs agree with them....

Really - I'd love to know more about why you feel inequality in Israel. When I travel the State, I see Arabs everywhere traveling with relative ease - on buses, in their own cars - from Metulla to Eilat. When I go to a hospital or dentist, I see Russians, Arabs, Anglos, etc. all being given the same services. I attended school in TAU and visited other universities, all with a mixed student body and all receiving the same low cost education. I see all citizens getting screwed equally through high taxes and a deaf corrupt govt, and banks. Besides most jobs being available in Central Israel (and Arabs wanting to stay in their rural villages), and Arab leaders being sidelined for constantly supporting Pal violence against Jews....I fail to see where the inequality exists. U R in a perfect role to inform us. Please.

These hateful Arabs should be boycotted. They should leave.

And if no Arabs were to represent Israel in int'l competitions, the Arabs would scream "Discrimination!" As usual, damned if you do and damned if you don't" .....

You are funny too you are, as you try to write but you being you, can't really do that ... so if you are who you didn't say you are ... you must be who you are. sincerely, The R.

"We make our livings this way, but we ask you to remain pure and forego a career." What hypocrisy, what nonsense. Muhammed Bakri has been happy to take every good thing he can get from Israel and Israeli film, ditto his son Saleh. And when he was forced to admit in court that he knew that his film on Jenin was a lie and a slander, he claimed that as an artist he didn't have the responsibility to truth that a journalist does. Face it, there's nothing the guy won't do for a dollar (or shekel), he's a class-A hypocrite.

why does it matter here? Isn't it enough to see that music crosses all divides, has no boundaries and embraces all people? Well apparently not all. I'm not surprised at these "intellectuals" but truth be told, they ain't all that smart. I wish Mira and Noa great luck at Eurovision. They are lovely and talented women.

let everyone arab and jew alike recognize that jews and arabs work together in the arts all the time. Salwa Nakara works with jews- danny paran is her producer, Saleh Bakri worked with jewish actors and jewish director in the Band's Visit, Mohammad Bakri has worked with jewish actors and directors and producers throughout his 30 plus years in stage and screen, the same for Amal Marcus and Juliano Mer. This is the best way of coexistence-