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Israel said on Thursday its entry “Hurricane” had been approved for the popular Eurovision Song Contest, ending a political content dispute. The European Broadcasting Union informed Israeli public broadcaster Kan that the song, performed by 20-year-old Russian-Israeli singer Eden Golan, was being given the green light “after discussing the lyrics of the song… and listening to its performance”, Kan said. In late February, Israel said it would not take part in the competition if organisers rejected its entries, “October Rain” and “Dance Forever”, which reportedly refers to Hamas’s attack on th…