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Israel first participated in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest held in Luxembourg.
Israel is geographically situated in Asia. Israel is eligible to enter the Eurovision Song Contest because they are an active member of the European Broadcasting Union. This is a region of broadcasting that stretches as far west as Iceland and includes countries outside of Europe, including among others, Jordan, Iran, Morocco, Libya, and Israel.
The Israeli Broadcast Authority (then IBS) was already a non-European member of the European Broadcasting Union (as it joined, Egypt and Syria left). In 1973 previous Eurovision participants Malta and Austria decided to withdraw from the contest, so Israel was invited to be the 17th country that year, and takes part in the song contest ever since, winning three times, hosting twice.
While this creates initial confusion, it should be made clear that participation isn't based on geographic location, but on the ability to receive transmission from the European Broadcasting Union.
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