A Eurovision Star From Israel Tells the Sun That the ‘World Needs To Know the Truth of What’s Going On’ 

‘I feel this is my duty to be here to tell this story,’ Noa Kirel says of Israel’s resilience in the face of Hamas’s attack.

Derlis Chavarria for The New York Sun
Noa Kirel interviewed by the Sun, October 12, 2023, at New York City. Derlis Chavarria for The New York Sun

At 22 years old, Israeli pop star Noa Kirel, fresh off a third-place finish in the Eurovision competition, is emerging as a leading face of the Jewish state on the international stage. 

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