Chairman Eitan Cabel of the Knesset Economics Committee responded on Tuesday to the spat between the government and the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation about funding the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest by saying, "Madmen have gotten off the antenna," according to the IPBC.
Speaking at the opening of a committee hearing, the Zionist Union Knesset member said, "It is inconceivable that the State of Israel will miss a top-level publicity event that will bring in more money than what needs to be spent. I think that the parties are irresponsibly acting and I call on them to come to their senses "