I also smell politics in here... plus the ballad was in native language and actual a serious ballad and not some cheesy imported crap like Russia and Georgia sent...
What do you mean with politics? Even Azerbaijan has a good relationship with Israel. France and Switzerland and numerous other friendly nations were able to vote. This song has now become my discovery of the 2013 song contest, but the song, performance or outfit may not appeal to everyone.
My mom wasn't listening to the song for instance and was distracted by her dress and talking about the similarities with Supernanny Jo Frost
What if she was just standing right there in a modest outfit like Birgit or Anouk? We will never know...
All I want to say right now is Thank You Moran for sharing your wonderful song and performance with the Eurovision audience. Hopefully Israel will be back in 2014.