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Throughout rehearsals, Golan faced loud choruses of both booing and applause during each performance, with reported chants of "Free Palestine" being heard throughout the arena.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rackham |first=Annabel |date=9 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024: Israel entrant Eden Golan booed at semi-final rehearsal |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjewg9enx27o |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2024 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509110630/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjewg9enx27o }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spiro |first=Amy |date=9 May 2024 |title=Eden Golan booed at Eurovision dress rehearsal, vows not to be deterred |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/eden-golan-booed-at-eurovision-dress-rehearsal-vows-not-to-be-deterred/ |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2024 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510011739/https://www.timesofisrael.com/eden-golan-booed-at-eurovision-dress-rehearsal-vows-not-to-be-deterred/ }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Charlotte |date=9 May 2024 |title=Eurovision organisers will not 'censor' audience if Israel is booed again |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/malmo-sweden-svt-greta-thunberg-protesters-b2542544.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2024 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510011837/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/malmo-sweden-svt-greta-thunberg-protesters-b2542544.html }}</ref> She had previously prepared for booing in the days leading to the semi-final, with Golan performing the song occasionally while her delegation imitated a booing crowd.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McTaggart |first=India |date=11 May 2024 |title=Israeli Eurovision contender booed during final as she sang in Hebrew |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/11/israel-eurovision-booing-chanting-palestine-chaos/ |url-status=live |access-date=13 May 2024 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=12 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512190932/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/11/israel-eurovision-booing-chanting-palestine-chaos/ }}</ref> In spite of the booing, EBU officials stated that they wouldn't censor the crowd if the performance was booed during the semi-final.<ref name=":6" /> By the semi-final, however, according to [[The Daily Telegraph|''Daily Telegraph'']] writer Michael Hogan, Golan was met with a "muted reception".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hogan |first=Michael |date=9 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024, second semi-final review: Israel qualifies for final despite anti-war protests |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/eurovision-song-contest-2024-second-semi-final-review/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240509224633/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/eurovision-song-contest-2024-second-semi-final-review/ |archive-date=9 May 2024 |access-date=9 May 2024 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Despite this, the EBU's claims of anti-censorship were also challenged by [[The National (Scotland)|''The National'']], who reported that numerous viewers accused organisers of implementing "anti-booing technology".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adam |date=10 May 2024 |title=Eurovision viewers report use of 'fake crowd noise' as Israel's entry booed |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24310663.eurovision-semi-final-viewers-report-use-anti-booing-techonlogy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240513042208/https://www.thenational.scot/news/24310663.eurovision-semi-final-viewers-report-use-anti-booing-techonlogy/ |archive-date=13 May 2024 |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |language=en}}</ref> "Hurricane" was able to secure a position in the grand final, finishing first and receiving 194 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=9 May 2024 |title=Israel qualifies for Eurovision final, after a day of protests |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg67w7gdqvqo |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2024 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509232420/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg67w7gdqvqo }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=12 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 semi-finals: Detailed results show Croatia and Israel won each show |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/12/eurovision-2024-semi-finals-croatia-israel/281694/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514041739/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/12/eurovision-2024-semi-finals-croatia-israel/281694/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Eden Golan Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final dress rehearsal 01.jpg|thumb|Golan performing "Hurricane" at a dress rehearsal before the Eurovision 2024 grand final.]]
Golan performed a repeat of her performance in the grand final on 11 May. The song was performed fifth in the final, following [[Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Luxembourg]]'s [[Tali Golergant|Tali]] (instead of the {{Esccnty|Netherlands|y=2024}}' [[Joost Klein]] who was disqualified) and before [[Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Lithuania]]'s [[Silvester Belt]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=10 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 grand final running order: Ukraine in second, Austria closes |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/10/eurovision-2024-grand-final-running-order/281608/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510011747/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/10/eurovision-2024-grand-final-running-order/281608/ }}</ref> Golan's grand final performance was also met with a "decidedly mixed reaction" of boos and cheers according to ''[[NME]]'' writer Max Pilley.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=12 May 2024 |title=Israel's Eden Golan booed during Eurovision 2024 performance |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/israels-eden-golan-booed-during-eurovision-2024-performance-3755483 |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=12 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512194119/https://www.nme.com/news/music/israels-eden-golan-booed-during-eurovision-2024-performance-3755483 |url-status=live }}</ref> The performance was received positively by local Israeli and American Jewish media outlets. [[Israel Hayom|''Israel Hayom'']]'s Nathan J. Minsberg declared his belief that Golan's voice was a "symbol of the indomitable spirit of Israel... Eden's story [is] a testament to the transformative power of art to lay seeds of healing in even the most unyielding soil."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minsberg |first=Nathan J. |date=9 May 2024 |title=Eden Golan's courage is what Israel is all about |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/eden-golans-courage-is-what-israel-is-all-about/ |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=[[Israel Hayom]] |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519092037/https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/eden-golans-courage-is-what-israel-is-all-about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Brian Fishbach of the [[Jewish Journal|''Jewish Journal'']] wrote that despite heavy booing, he thought that Golan "galvanized Jews and music lovers around the world".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fishbach |first=Brian |date=13 May 2024 |title=Defiant, Soulful and Electrifying: Israel's Eden Golan Shines at Eurovision with Song,
After the results were announced, Golan finished in fifth with 375 points, with a split score of 52 jury points and 323 televoting points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Hannah |date=12 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024: Israel's Eden Golan comes in fifth, Switzerland wins competition |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800830 |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |language=en |archive-date=11 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511233708/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800830 |url-status=live }}</ref> Regarding the former, no country gave the song 12 points; the maximum given to the song was eight, given by [[Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Cyprus]], [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Germany]], and [[Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|Norway]]. However, "Hurricane" received 15 sets of 12 points from televoting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Final of Malmö 2024 - Israel Grand Final Results Allocation |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024/grand-final/results/israel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512000720/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024/grand-final/results/israel |archive-date=12 May 2024 |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]] |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |url-status=live }}</ref> In response to her result, Golan expressed contentment, stating that she was "so proud" and that she accomplished the goal of "mak[ing] Israel’s strong voice heard in the world".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spiro |first=Amy |date=12 May 2024 |title=Israel finishes 5th as Switzerland wins Eurovision in Malmo; Eden Golan: 'So proud' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/switzerland-wins-eurovision-song-contest-as-israel-finishes-in-fifth-place-overall/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |archive-date=12 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512024555/https://www.timesofisrael.com/switzerland-wins-eurovision-song-contest-as-israel-finishes-in-fifth-place-overall/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Israeli prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] later stated in a press release statement that "they booed you and we shouted 'douze points'... You have brought immense pride to the state of Israel."<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=13 May 2024 |title=Israel's Eurovision contestant Eden Golan has brought 'immense pride', prime minister Netanyahu says |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eurovision/eurovision-israel-eden-golan-netanyahu-gaza-b2543961.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=[[The Independent]] |language=en |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519092031/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eurovision/eurovision-israel-eden-golan-netanyahu-gaza-b2543961.html }}</ref> Shortly after the contest, Golan appeared on an episode of the Israeli talk show ''[[Eretz Nehederet]]'' for a skit that mocked numerous pro-Palestinian contestants, including [[Marina Satti]], [[Bambie Thug]], Joost Klein, and [[Nemo (singer)|Nemo]], the latter of whom won the competition. The skit featured Golan "forgiving" satirical and angry versions of the contestants because they "called for Israel to be banned" and were therefore kidnapped by [[Yoav Gallant]], Israel's defense minister.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Hannah |date=15 May 2024 |title=Israel's Eurovision contestant Eden Golan saves other contestants in Eretz Nehederet sketch |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-801185 |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |language=en |archive-date=18 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518222523/https://www.jpost.com//israel-news/culture/article-801185 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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