DAILY DOSE | Less than three months until Israel hosts Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv. Does Israel have what it takes to win this year? How has Eurovision changed over the years? Former Israeli Eurovision contestant and renowned artist in Israel David D'or discusses with host Jeff Smith.

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The 2019 Eurovision song competition will be held in Israel's financial and commercial capital Tel Aviv, which beat out bids by politically-charged Jerusalem and the Red Sea resort town of Eilat.

'The 64th Eurovision Song Contest will be taking place at the Expo Tel Aviv (International Convention Center) in Israel on Tuesday 14, Thursday 16 and Saturday 18 May 2019,' Eurovision announced in a statement on its official website.

'We welcome the Eurovision to Israel. It will take place in Tel Aviv, it will be wonderful. Tel Aviv is an international city, a vibrant city, and the entire world will witness this and Israel,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday evening. Initially, Israeli officials had insisted that the event be held in Jerusalem, which Israel views it as its undivided capital despite a competing Palestinian claim over the city’s east.

But the Israeli government was forced to back down on its Jerusalem demand following accusations that its fixation on the issue was politicizing the apolitical event.

20-year Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai welcomed the decision and explained that Tel Aviv would be apt to host the event, discarding controversy regarding Jerusalem. 'I don’t know why they chose Tel Aviv and not Jerusalem, I don’t care about it. It is our duty to produce the best Eurovision contest in Israel, and that is exactly what we are going to do....Three times it was hosted in Jerusalem. What do you care that one year it will take place in Tel Aviv?' Huldai said in an i24NEWS exclusive video, explaining that the event is not always held in capital cities. 

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