Eurovision 2019 host city: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa or Eilat?
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- The Eurovision 2019 host city will reportedly be Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa or Eilat. Our Eurovision vloggers review the options. Are you ready to visit Israel for the song contest?
Featuring, from left:
William ( / williamleeadams and / willyleeadams )
Deban ( / deban_deban and / debanaderemi )
For me it’s Haifa or Tel Aviv, however I’d prefer Haifa
Cameron Preston Completely agree with your comment
Cameron Preston me too
Haifa❤❤❤
yes "next year in Jerusalem" is a famous phrase
It's what we say in the end of the Passover Seder
Haifa seems like the best choice for Eurovision
Xkore1 yep, it is
My top 4 cities to host Eurovision next year...
1: Haifa
2: Tel Aviv
3: Jerusalem
4: Eilat
Jack Rippon right
Let the Golden Boy show us Tel Aviv, huntieee!
Wright Blan not "ding dong"?😂😂
Wright Blan I just saw an interview with Dana today. She's revamping "diva". And she's soooo jealous at Netta, can't even hide it😂😂😂 not a single good word about netta! will be hilarious to see how Dana behaves when she'll be at the same stage with Netta
However, I will travel all the cities.
Rıdvan Saygın same
Same
As an Israeli I say it loud and clear - no better place for that than Tel Aviv!
רק שאיפה יהיה האירוע עצמו בתל אביב? אל תאמין לוויווי, בלומפילד בחיים לא יהיה גמור עוד 10 חודשים כולל גג
מבאס ממש, אין עיר יותר מתאימה לאירוח האירוויזיון מתל אביב בארץ, בעיני
שחולדאי יתעשת על עצמו כבר ויבנה אולם ענק להופעות שלא נזיע למוות בהופעות קיץ בירקון, ושנוכל להביא אומנים גם בחורף. אה כן, ושנוכל לארח בו את האירוויזיון
למה אין עיר יותר מתאימה בעיניך מאשר תל אביב? כי חיפה לא מספקת את מה שתל אביב מספקת? אני ממש חולק עליך בעניין הזה. הכי קל לומר שתל אביב היא האופציה המושלמת אבל באמת חיפה ואילת צריכות את האירוח הזה גם כלכליתיותר מירושלים ותל אביב וגם כי יש להם הרבה יותר מה להציע לא פחות מתל אביב וירושלים.
בלי להכניס פוליטיקה לדעתי הערים הכי מתאימות הם ירושלים או תל אביב. הייתי מעדיפה אפילו יותר את תל אביב אבל נראה לי שיש בעיה בגלל שהאיצטדיון בשיפוצים והם צפויים להסתיים בסוף השנה מה שלא ישאיר מספיק זמן לשיפוצים לגג.
אילת עיר נחמדה אבל בעיקר לבטן גב וגם אין שם אולם מתאים.
בחיפה יש איצטדיון הכי מתאים אבל לדעתי אין יותר מידי מה לעשות בחיפה וגם אין מספיק מקומות אירוח ומלונות שם לפי תקנון האיביו.
בקיצור בסוף תשאר שוב ירושלים כאופציה היחידה ולצערי יהיה באלגן.
חבל באמת שהם מכניסים לזה פוליטיקה כי באמת ירושלים כרגע הכי מתאימה לאירוח.
אני מקווה שאיכשהו הם כן ימצאו פתרון לאירוח בתל אביב ובסוף זה יוכל להיות בתל אביב, העיקר שלא יהיה בחיפה או באילת.
We need Israelis who can give us honest informations about Haifa and Eilat.
Haifa is an amazing city! One of my favorite. The fact that it isn't well known among tourists is another reason to host since it kept its authenticity. Besides, the views to the sea are absolutely astonishing, The Bai Gardens are a marvel and the real jewel is the multicultural mosaic of Israel, where Muslims , Christians and Jews live side by side with dignity. Besides that, Haifa's education facility - the Technion - is one of the great sources of the Israeli hightech industry, far beyond Tel Aviv faculties. Haifa was in the vision of Benjamin Zeev Herzel , the Visionary of Israel who marked the city as a secular model for-coexisting.
Haifa was the leading city in Israel right mainly thanks to its port , railways and British infrastructure. Later on main Israeli the port was moved to Ashdod and Tel Aviv also started to become the economic and cultural center, leaving Haifa behind. Yet, as for today it's still the 3rd city in population in Israel.
The iconic Bahá'í Gardens are well known in Haifa, serving as the center of the Bahá'í culture.
Did you know that Haifa is THE onlyi city in Israel who actually have a (single line but yet...) a metro? :)
I live in Haifa. It is a mixed Arab-Jew city so it definitely celebrates diversity. It is also very beautiful, and has a vibrant nightlife. But it is small and probably doesn't have enough hotel rooms... also the airport only receives small flights from Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. Overall, Tel Aviv is a safer choice, but do visit Haifa on your Eurovision holiday!
Eilat - no way. Haifa, nice town, on a hill, nice view to the sea, but small and kind of boring, not much to see and do. Still it has the facilities, which Tel Aviv does not, and easy to get to and from Tel Aviv. Jerusalem: too strong religious presence and pressure, much more than 20 years ago, secular people leaving it because of it. I too think, the place doesn't resonate with the Eurovision.
Haifa is amazing👍👍
Eilat has an international airport that has flight to and from quite a few countries in europe. the red sea is stunning. it has tons of hotels but not so much nightlife\good restaurant\bars. it seems delusional that it will host since they have no arena there... not even for 2000 people... don't know how do they even suggest this city.
Haifa is better, has the best stadium is israel to date. kinda close to Tel aviv by train which is great. can't host so many tourist so lots of them will need to sleep in tel aviv or something.
still TLV seems like the best choice if they find some solution for the hosting arena.
Next year in Jerusalem is a saying jews used (and still used ) before the state of Israel existed to express the hope of coming back to their homeland
Dears, I was in pride in Jerusalem last year in summer, and I liked it even more than the pride in Tel Aviv. Everything went well and people were very friendly.
Btw, there is an international airport in construction in Eilat, however they do have an airport for indoor flights already.
Oooo, if Eilat gets that airport things change dramatically! Loving these beach pics
To be honest, Israel is so full of history and moving sites that it was very hard to choose only one city! but I think JERUSALEM is the best to host. leave politics outside! a trip to Israel cannot be complete without a thorough exploration of Jerusalem!
Can't wait for 2019 in Jerusalem!
Tel Aviv is the best option! This is the ‘‘Non-Stop City’. The magic doesn’t end when the sun goes down; the action just moves from the beaches to the bars and clubs of its active nightlife scene. Whatever you’re looking for, you’ll find it in there. It's simply the best party option.
pavel litoff sounds just like any other drunks’ dump.
it is but they have no appropriate place to host the event there. the Blumfield stadium will not be ready in 11 months, no way. in israel a project like this takes much more time. and the rest of the places are too small. maybe they'll decide to host the turist+euroclub in TLV and make the events at a stadium in kinda near-by city? idk
Originally I was all for Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, but now I really want it to be in Haifa!
LET'S DO THIS! 🙌🇮🇱🎤🎶💪❤
I think Jerusalem is no good idea. I would go for Haifa... or Tel Aviv...
Jerusalem is a big city, and not all areas are old and religious. The arenas are located in the modern part, quite far from the Orhodox neigbourhoods. Regularly football matches are played here on Shabbath, not far away there are cinemas, restaurants, clubs etc open, so I think perhaps they could get to some understanding about this issue too.
The Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa reached the eighth place in the selection of professionals in the international competition "Stadium of the Year 2014"
Some data to know about the municipal stadium "Sammy Ofer":
In the stadium there are 30,874 indoor seats - 360 degrees around the lawn that create a BOWL effect.
4 dressing rooms for 4 groups on the first floor.
Working rooms for journalists, a briefing hall and press conferences.
Silver, Gold, Diamond and the VIP Club.
36 private viewing rooms for 360 people on the SKYBOXES floor
A half-kilometer service road in a tunnel under the western gallery, 6 meters wide and 5.5 meters high.
A golden roof covering 27,000 square meters.
About 200 headlights for lawn lighting.
Speakers of the amplification system at 107 dB.
415 toilets and 330 urinals are deployed throughout the stadium.
220 cameras, including 29 megapixel cameras.
2 huge screens of results, each weighing 12 tons and about 72 square meters (the floor area of an apartment 3 rooms average).
The area of the stadium compound is 145 dunams. Promenades and urban expanses of 26 dunams.
16 dunams of lawns and extensive environmental development, which includes about 800 trees.
The International Peace Sculpture is made of stainless steel at a height of 16 meters and weighing 40 tons, located on the north-west facade of the stadium.
Haifa Carmel Train Station right next to the stadium and there are all-night trains between Haifa and Tel Aviv 1:00 am 2:00 am 3am 4am 5am
death to "gods chosen people"
I just hope to see a big stadium with a beautiful stage and nice logo :)
Can we just take a moment to look at Deban's hair 😎 I love it 😍😍😍
Jerusalem !!!
As an Israeli (and without involving politics) I would recommend Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. Both cities have more to see and more to do. Eilat is an amazing city for vacation and relaxation and excellent weather. Haifa is nice but there is not much to do there. In short: Tel Aviv or Jerusalem are the most interesting cities
Looks like you had fun doing this video! And I vote for Tel Aviv.
Israeli here: I'm think Jerusalem has the most reasonable venue to host the show - Pais Arena, all other venues must go under some renovations such building a roof. So considering the venues (and not the cities) Pais Arena is the most suitable, although Tel Aviv will be great too but where in Tel Aviv? there is no venue. That's a big problem. Look Israel is very small, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are only 30 minutes drive away.
It has to be said, William: your dad was a very good-looking man back in sixties!
OMG Haifa is amazing... It will be a very very good city to host the contest. Tel Aviv it's ok but Haifa... ooohh, the best hahaha
Jonathan Lopez Thank you for saying this! We want to learn more about Haifa!
What about this?
1st Semi Final in Jerusalem
2nd Semi Final in Haifa
And the Grand Final in Tel Aviv
I know this is a cuckoo idea but WHY NOT? 😄
Ryan Spears it’s impossible and there’s a lot of reasons why and even though i can do the explaining I prefer not to since i think it makes sense enough of why it’s impossible
Ryan Spears Melodifestivalen takes place in many cities why not Eurovision too? For me it's a good idea :D
Sure Why not making the first 2 hours of the final is israel, the next hour in cyprus and the voting from viena? Its a coocoo idea but why not?
marycat _ Thank u 😙
suuunshine27 Exactly! That's what I'm talking about🕺🏼
I don't actually think that non of the cities but Jerusalem has a chance here, and I'm actually fine with it because I believe Jerusalem could be am amazing host city. So as netta said... Next year in Jerusalem😘
I'm from Israel and let me tell you TLV 2019 is by far the best option for eurovision
איך זו האופציה הכי טובה אם אין אף אולם בתל אביב שלא עומד בתנאים של אירוח התחרות?
The best choice is HAIFA! ❤
Hi, Haifa born and raised here.
Just a small correction - Sammy Ofer stadium is a one hour drive away from Tel Aviv, as well as all the shoreline hotels. Come to Haifa.
Everytime i see a notification for one of your videos before even clicking on the link i always shout DEBAAAAAAAN with vibrato lol... who else has done this? 🤣🤣
YAY! Glad to hear it!
I think that Tel Aviv or Haifa are the best options. As you said, “spread the love”! Jerusalem has hosted twice and to avoid controversy, it should be Tel Aviv or Haifa.
Tel Aviv 2019 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
It will be HAIFA for sure, In Tel Aviv there's not a big Arena 0% they will holding with 6000 people it's a joke, Jerusalem also not because the Religious they will not agree to have rehearsals in Sabbath it's a Big problem without solution, so we only left with HAIFA a great choice with Huge Arena
Haifa!!!
It looks beautiful! And I like that public transport works on Shabbat!
As one who lives there I can say that it is very helpful! Haifa is a very beautiful city and it is very worth visiting her and she deserves to host the Eurovision Song Contest
See y'all in Haifa! 1 hour away from the airport.
Eran Gabay חח זה לא יהיה בחיפה.כבר בטוח אבל אין לי בעיה שזה יהיה שם
עידו סולומיניק מי אמר?
Eran Gabay חיפה משעממתתתתת
Eran Gabay אבל יפה
תראה.. הם לא בוחרים עיר לפי רמת השעמום בה
זה נטו לפי דברים טכניים
חיפה הכי מתאימה לאירוח
אבל נראה כבר
I'm aiming to make Eurovision 2019 my first Eurovision! I am confident that I will find a way to get the money to go to Israel! I live in Australia, a long way away, but I really want to go! I don't mind where they host it, I'll probably visit all of these cities if I go anyway! #Israel2019 😀
As an Israeli who lives in TLV, I wish my city will host the eurovision. Best place for this event
Love u guys!!
I've visited Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa just a week ago and I think they should do it in Jerusalem. The cities are all equal, but Jerusalem brings faiths together and it's the heart of the world. Why not let it be the heart of Eurovision 2019? : )
If the Eurovision Song Contest will not be in Jerusalem, it will only be a loss for those who arrive. Jerusalem is a stunning city for all religions and every day full of tourists come here from all over the world. I can only hope for you that if not in Jerusalem then it will be in Tel Aviv and then you can travel an hour's drive to Jerusalem also to visit there because everyone who comes to Israel must also visit Jerusalem otherwise a pity for him.
I hope it’s not in Jerusalem, not only is it all about religion and conflict but there are a lot of countries that may pull out if it is in Jerusalem like Iceland, Ireland and Sweden.
I pray that it’s in Haifa or Tel Aviv, those are the easy and clear choices 🇮🇱
Alasdair Macrae
sweden will allow marriage between underage kids and Hedgehogs before they withdraw from the eurovision. Iceland seem to not be sirious about it.
Ireland may boycott
Tel Aviv or Haifa seems like the best choice. If Israel wants to avoid as much politics as possible, they shouldn’t choose Jerusalem, but I believe Israel DOES have the right to host in their country.
Guys, that was a very comprehensive, professional and fun overview. [Yes William, "Next year in Jerusalem" is a famous saying Jews used to say in Diaspora].
I have to admit that in the beginning I wanted Jerusalem to host the city, but after seeing the potential problems with politicians interfering the event I think it should done anywhere but not in Jerusalem. We want the event to be all about EUROVISION and not other things. I trust the EBU will take the right decision to have the event in the center and not other things.
1) Haifa
2) Eliat
3) Tel Aviv
4) Jerusalem
As a guy who lived in haifa for 11 years.. haifa is georgus you will love it if it will be picked... amazing food amazing hotels and beaches... a very close train station near the venue (sammy offer stadium) it will be very good !!
I vote for Teddy Stadium
The true story behind these 4 options: Eilat is on the list just to have 4 cities in the race, it will not host. Israel will never build an arena when they already have one in another city. It's an incredible place though, and I suggest visiting it while in Israel. Haifa is an interesting proposition, but- it doesn't have enough hotel rooms, and the city itself is very boring. There's really nothing to do there, honestly. There's a reason why it's not a popular destination for tourists. Also, every venue that needs the building of a new roof will take 6-7 months of constructions, and with Israeli biocracy, it means - 2 years. Tel Aviv is the BEST city for Eurovision, but, and it's a huge but, it does not have a venue. Everything that's available is small (~6-8K) and Blumfield is not an option (re-construction ends in 2019, building a roof not in plans, very OLD stadium that is not designed for concerts). And then, we end up with Jerusalem. The only city with an arena that fits the needs (Pais). Tedi is not an option, its a very old arena and a roof will not be built for it. Pais will not be huge but will be able to get ~15K people in there. Also, can I also mention Pais arena is located in a very safe place- it's pretty much outside of all the problematic areas of Jerusalem, so safety won't be an issue. Anyway, my educated guess is Jerusalem 2019.
Haifa - There is a suitable stadium. There are not enough hotels and places to stay. There is not much to do there.
Eilat - the resort city. Full of tourists and Israelis vacationing in this city. There are enough hotels but a bit expensive. A stunning city on vacation. There is no stadium or Arena for what i know.
Tel Aviv - a vibrant city. Lots of parties and places of entertainment. Lots of hotels, hostels and places to stay. The stadium is under renovation and the Arena is not big enough, hoping they will complete the renovations in time.
Jerusalem - the holy city and a very touristy city and very historic for all religions. A lot of history and special places. There is a stadium and there is Arena. Lots of hotels, hostels and places to stay.
Tel Aviv baby
As far as I know the best existing venue is the Pais arena, so that makes Jerusalem the most obvious candidate.
Love you from Israel ♥♥♥♥ And personally I think it should be in Tel Aviv !!
Unless they are going to have an outdoor concert there's no way any stadium is going to construct a roof for a one off Eurovision show. The cost would be astronomical. My guess would be for the Pais Arena in Jerusalem.
I'd like to remember you, in 1979 & 1999 the Eurovision took place in Jerusalem with a great successfully and amazing show.
I live in Tel Aviv and i think Haifa is a great place for the Eurovision , Haifa beautiful city, and to get from the airport to Haifa is 1 hour , and the train is chip and very easy and comfortable... love you both ...
I personally don't want Jerusalem to host so much controversy and negativity with it I personally see tele aviv and Haifa as the best choice for the contest I personally all in for more exposure for those cities
As an Orthodox Jew who lives not far away from Israel, I think it’ll be best for Eurovision 19’ to be either in TLV or Haifa. Just because (as you guys said) Jerusalem has hosted twice already! Spears the love!!! You guys make my day, love from the promised land!! ;)
Guys you are so so so cool. Love from Israel 🇮🇱
Kappara alechem 💙
And to be more specific,
Haifa is 55 min by train from Tlv.
1h.05 from Ben Gurion Airport.
Ger' is 30 min away from tlv by car
Eilat, a bit more far, 4-5 from tlv by car.
Everything is so close here ☺️
I think it's going to be in Jerusalem simply because the most prepared venue is there without any additional cost like building a roof.
I like the sound of tel aviv. its very modern,a great party place and has never hosted Eurovision.
You guys are awesome!
I think Tel Aviv would be the best option for all the reasons you mentioned.
I'm from Israel so let me help you, guys. "Next time in Jerusalem" is not a popular phrase in Israel, although we used to say "Next year in the built Jerusalem" (Ba-Shana Ha-BaHa Be-Yerushalaim Ha-B'nooya"), but in a religious context.
I’d say Tel Aviv due to the big pre Eurovision party in 🇮🇱 and is the main airport arrival even for Jerusalem. Although that football stadium in Haifa looks amazing in terms of capacity but the other footie stadiums look great I’m just saying that being a football follower.
Jerusalem will host the Eurovision at the Pais Arena for sure !
I hope it will be in Jerusalem. not only because it's the capital of Israel, mostly because it's the most beautiful city. There’s so much beauty and history in this city that you could easily spend a week here without seeing everything
TEL AVIV:
"Menora Mivtachim" Arena - 10,000
Convention Center, Pavillion 2 - 10,000
JERUSALEM:
"Teddy" Stadium - 31,733
"Pais" Arena - 12,000
HAIFA:
"Sammy Offer" Stadium - 30,870
EILAT:
Candidacy is dependent on the construction of a new venue - 10,000
I really want to see Haifa hosting the contest. Heard many great stories about the city, and it has been on my “Places to Visit” list for many years. I would love to wave both Israeli and Turkish flags in the streets of Haifa, reigniting the lost brotherhood between our countries! Lots of love to Israelis from Turkey, choose Haifa please! ✌🏼
I hope it won't be in Jerusalem. That would leave such a bitter taste to the competition.
tiredofthis Is there a bitter taste if eurovisio 1999 and 1979?
you're right. I'm saying that as an israeli.
realmenchangediapers I was too young to remember 99. I believe it would stir up too much unwanted drama in the area in today's day and age and cause the competition to be extremely politicised as we've already seen with some of the countries possibly boycotting. It will be politicised anyway just because it's in Israel, so why go for the extra provocation. It's just unnecessary when Tel Aviv of Haifa are a much more neutral option. Love your username btw
tiredofthis I just dont see why it would be different from 1999 or 1979. 1979 was only 12 years after the 6-day war when east Jerusalem was taken/occupied/liberated (whatever you prefer).
Eurovision has always been political. Austria boycotted in 1969 when it was held in the dictatorship of Spain. Greece withdrew when Turkey joined in the 70s after the Cyprus wars. Morocco sent a song to eurovision as a one-time thing in 1980 just because Israel didn't participate. Ukraine-Russia. Azebadjan-Armenia. The list goes on. I dont think putting it in Jerusalem would add anything to the politization. If anything, it will give people a chance to see a side of Jerusalem they didnt know about. I would advise the israeli government though to make it possible for the visiting delegations to meet with Palestinian leaders while in Jerusalem, to calm down the anti-israeli fans at home. Just like Loreen met with members of the opposition party in Baku in 2012.
about the airports:
1.ben gurion airport is only 50 mints in an express train from Haifa
2.haifa has it's own international airport with flights from europe
Tel Aviv. No questions.
Love from Israel💜💜💜💜💜my choice is:tel-aviv
My vote is for Haifa or Tel Aviv. I agree that it should be about the MUSIC, not politics or religion. And you are correct about the phrase "Next year in Jerusalem" - it's what we say at Passover time. It's a metaphor for returning to the "homeland" for us Jews who are scattered around the world. I took what Netta said as a metaphor for the contest being in Israel, not necessarily as a specific statement about the show being in Jerusalem.
in the Hagada of Passover we say 'Next year in Jerusalem'
before we had a state we used to say 'Next year in Jerusalem'
meaning next year the Passover will be in Jerusalem in our home
Anywhere but not in Jerusalem ....
Haifa offers the ability to organize huge events, beautiful landscapes, different cultures and diverse areas that can be easily increased for hosting
My top 4 (from Israel):
4. Jerusalem- it's not good place to host
3. Eilat- good place but 5 hours from the airport.
2. Haifa- good, beautiful, safe and amazing place to host.
1. Tel Aviv- the best place to host. Beautiful, safe and very good place
Tel Aviv let's party
I agree with Deban on the point of all the controversy surrounding Jerusalem. I feel like other cities can still deliver the contest while avoiding all the political and diplomatic tension, especially when people have been feeling like Eurovision has become too political in the recent years.
Prepare yourselves for Haifa. I bet the EBU would make it clear esc needs to avoid politics as well as not hurting religious feelings. Haifa has great markets, good hotels, solid pubs & the best thing about it is that it is only an hour away from Tel Aviv. As an Israeli i support Haifa despite it being far from my residence.
srulik zand I do love a good market! Thank you for these details!
I want Haifa 🎋🎋🎋
all your arguments are valid. as an Israeli i hope it will be in Tel Aviv or Haifa. if it will be in Tel Aviv- my city- you know what a reception everyone is going to get, don't you? ARE YOU READY TO PARTY!!
PETAH TIVKA 2019
LoL
בחצר בית ספר שיפר או באולם בית ספר קרול פתח תקווה! מי צריך את האצטדיונים הגדולים האלה?
Haifa Carmel Train Station right next to the stadium and there are all-night trains between Haifa and Tel Aviv 1:00 am 2:00 am 3am 4am 5am so you can stay in tel aviv and coom to the shows.
Haifa is the best place to host the Eurovision 2019.
Love you from Israel ❤️❤️❤️❤️
אור אפרגן Love youuuuu ❤️❤️❤️🙌
You guys kept saying the stadium will need a roof, as if you could just order one from Amazon! Remember not only does that roof have to be weather proof it has to be light proof as well. Rehearsals take place during the day. If it's not possible to block out day light all rehearsals will have to take place overnight, including the weeks of technical rehearsals that take place with no artists or with stand ins. would that be even possible.
If anyone was going to build a roof on a football ground they should have started by now. It took a year to build the roof on centre court at Wimbledon at it's not light proof. The design and testing process had all taken place in advance of the start of the build.
A cost effective roof of that size tends to only be able to support it's own weight. In northern climates it has to support whats known as snow weight as well. I doubt that will be an issue in Israel (but you never know if it is to be permanent it can't collapse if there's a freak snow storm).
The roof of the arena in Lisbon had an additional 220 tonnes of technical equipment hanging from it. A good proportion of that is over the audience making them look pretty on TV. It's possible to ground support it all but it will look very different, more like and outdoor festival.
The EBU criteria for a host city are: an enclosed stadium with capacity for around 10,000 ticket holders, 3,000 hotel rooms, a nearby Tier 1 or 2 international airport (in 2013 the contest was in Malmö, the airport was Copenhagen) , 24/7 public transport giving access to the arena. They have made exceptions in the past. Latvia 2003, Skonto Olympic Hall, in Riga, capacity 6,500.
BTW in the last 20 years there have only been 3 contests not in capital cites. Malmö 2013, Düsseldorf, 2011, and Birmingham 1998.
William! "Next Year in Jerusalem" is a traditional Jewish phrase that is part of the Passover celebrations! It expresses the Jewish People desire to return to their homeland (the tradition started more than a thousand years ago)
I would not feel safe to go to Jerusalem. Tel Aviv or Haifa 2019!
Well about jerusalem I understand but whats the problem with Haifa or TLV?
suuunshine27 oh no, I ment that i want it to be in Tel Aviv but not in Jerusalem! Tel Aviv or Haifa 2019 :)
Eilat is opening a new international airport next year (finally), which will be Israel's 2nd international airport after Ben Gurion. However the idea that they'll be able to construct a stadium in a year seems ridiculous, if you know Eilat and Israel you know that construction projects always go on for many more years than planned, even the new airport has suffered yearly delays, hopefully after so many delays it will finally open in 2019.
"What isn't amazing about Israel?"
Well... their government and politics, especially how they are handling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"Next year in Jerusalem" is what we say at the end of every Passover seder - and, I'll admit, I said it frequently in the lead-up to this year's contest. However, I do think while Jerusalem has the best option in terms of venues (Pais Arena is the same kind of arena as the last few contests), Tel Aviv or Haifa would be much smarter choices and far less controversial.
It will be between Jerusalem and Haifa...For Haifa they need to build a roof on the stadium but then it could fit 30.000 people. The easiest choice would be Pais Arena in Jerusalem.
there is no way that the EBU will allow Jerusalem - and they are the ones who have the final say, not the Israeli government.
Tel Aviv seems like the most obvious choice, and while I would be fine with it, I really would like to see it in Haifa. The circumstances of this hosting feels very similar to that of Malmö and Düsseldorf, both of which were seen as kind of surprise picks, and both of which turnt the party out fiercely. I think Haifa would be able to do the same.
William, your father's picture in Jerusalem is so great, you should try and recreate it..
There is nothing to do in Haifa for tourists. Tel Aviv mayor said that he does not want the contest in his city. And Eilat is far from the center and there is no arena. So Jerusalem will be chosen obviously.
Pugsley A. Oh no. I’m sad to hear this about Haifa. The gardens look so beautiful!
Yes there are only the gardens. But Haifa is a port city only for business and not for tourists.
As an Israeli, I prefer its will be in Tel Aviv, just because it's better place for tourists
Jerusalem is more religious then Tel Aviv and as well more problemitic
But there are no halls that meet the conditions in Tel Aviv
Haifa is 1 hr and 10 minutes from the airport. Not 3 hours.
About Eilat - A new airport is going to be ready next year, but still there is no arena to host the Eurovision.
"next year in jerusalem" is a very popular israeli phrase so that doesnt mean the contest will take place in jerusalem, but teddy stadium is the best place for hosting it,also haifa is a great option.i wish eilat would have the arena for it because its the perfect city for hosting but i guess that is impossible