Meet Valerie Hamaty, the Arab Christian leading the race to represent Israel at Eurovision
Valerie, a ninth-generation native of Jaffa and polyglot who speaks five languages, began her education at a French Christian school in Jaffa before transferring to a public school in Tel Aviv.
Israeli singer Valerie Hamaty performs at the 2022 ACUM Awards ceremony for Hebrew Song near Tel Aviv, Sept. 7, 2022.(photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA