A leading Swedish newspaper called Israel’s entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest X-rated. During the video for the song “Sameach,” Hebrew for “Happy,” two male members of the band Ping Pong kiss each other, while the group’s female singer provocatively holds a cucumber.
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