<p>When Israel’s contestant in the Eurovision appeared on stage in Vienna on Tuesday night, a lone voice shouted ‘stop, stop the genocide.’ The Israeli contestant kept singing and nothing stopped.</p><p>On Free State today we look at why the Eurovision became a key part of Israel’s propaganda war.</p><p>We examine the money that was spent ensuring Israel’s entries got votes and we ask why.&nbsp;</p><p>We also look at some of the less notable Irish entries over the years and Joe tries out his own power ballad.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>