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1998

Jubilee and Diva

Israel celebrates fifty years of independence, and Dana International wins the Eurovision Song Contest.

  1. Israel marked its fiftieth Independence Day; the jubilee celebrations included an air show over Tel Aviv and the "Jubilee Bells" spectacle.
  2. Dana International won the Eurovision Song Contest in Birmingham with the song "Diva" – Israel's third victory in the contest.
  3. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the Wye River Memorandum, brokered by President Clinton.
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