TEL AVIV, Israel --- The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision song contest early Sunday at a show in the seaside Israeli city of Tel Aviv that featured a performance from Madonna, plenty of glitz and some controversy. The glamorous and famously kitschy finale gave Israel a chance to showcase its credentials as a culturally progressive nation, but politics lurked in the background as pro-Palestinian activists called for a boycott. The extravaganza passed off largely politics-free, though two incidents temporarily drew attention away from the songs and toward Israel's conflict with the Palestinians. Local media showed images of two of Madonna's dancers side-by-side with Israeli...
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