Please answer the following question: Information: - The Eurovision Song Contest, sometimes popularly called Eurovision but not to be confused with the Eurovision network that broadcasts it, is the longest-running annual international TV song competition, held, primarily, among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. The competition was based upon the existing Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951. - PingPong ( Hebrew : ) is an Israeli pop quartet that represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 with the song Sameach ( Hebrew : , lit. Happy ) . The members of the band were : Guy Assif , Ahal Eden , Roy Arad and Yifat Giladi ( Fijoya ) . The band released one album Between Moral and Fashion ( 2000 , Hed Arzi ) with songs like '' Burger Ranch '' ( Israeli chain of fastfood restaurants ) , '' I got a lover in Givati '' and '' Mr. Israel '' . This album sells only about 1000 copies . Their hit song '' Sameach '' ( Hebrew for '' Happy '' ) was admitted to the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest . At the close of voting the song had received 7 points , placing 22nd in a field of 24 . The song lyrics mentioned a friend from Damascus who dates an Israeli girl . The band was sanctioned by the Israel Broadcasting Authority after waving the flag of Syria during the rehearsal and the video - clip of the song . They refused to back down for the performance in the final and pulled the flag out live , as planned , all to encourage the Israeli - Syrian peace Ehud Barak was negotiating at the time . They also visited a Syrian community center in Stockholm , where the Eurovision was held . The song was covered by the band Beer7 , a punk band which the vocalist is Roey 's younger sister . The band was the favourite of the NME magazine for winning the contest , but failed . In 2006 a documentary called '' Sipur Sameach '' made by filmmaker Alon Weinstock was released on DVD , following the group 's trip to Sweden . - Israel Broadcasting Authority (often referred to as "the IBA" "Rashut Ha-Shidur" literally: "The Broadcast Authority") is Israel's state broadcasting network. It grew out of the radio station "Kol Yisrael" ("Voice of Israel", not to be confused with the private internet radio station of this same name which operated between 2014-2015), which made its first broadcast as an independent station on . The name of the organisation operating "Kol Yisrael" was changed to "Israel Broadcasting Service" in 1951. The law creating the "Israel Broadcasting Authority" was passed by the Knesset on 6 June 1965. Television broadcasts commenced on 2 May 1968, with color television following on 23 February 1983, although occasional color transmissions were made earlier, such as the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 and the visit of the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1977. IBA is supposed to be replaced by the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation on October 1, 2016, however Benjamin Netanyahu has recently stated that the launch and replacement is to be postponed to the beginning of 2018, for which he got criticism from journalists and politicians across Israel. However, after some political pressure it may be delayed only for six months to April 30, 2017. - "Sameyakh" (Hebrew script: meaning "happy" in Hebrew) was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. It was performed in Hebrew by the pop band Ping-Pong, a quartet consisting of two males (Guy Asif and Roy Arad) and two females (Yifat Giladi and Ahal Eden), who had originally entered the contest as a joke. At the end of the performance the group waved small flags of both Israel and Syria; the waving of the Flag of Syria led to the performance being disendorsed by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority after the group had refused to withdraw the use of the flag for the final. The performance also garnered controversy when the group, at the last minute, decided to sing the song's English title ("Be Happy") in place of the Hebrew title, after previously having stated that they would sing the song entirely in Hebrew. - Israel has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 39 times since making its debut in 1973. Israel is able to enter the contest as a Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union, which is responsible for the event. Israel has won the contest three times. - The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. - The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is an alliance of public service media entities, established on 12 February 1950. As of 2015, the organisation comprises 73 active members in 56 countries, and 34 associate members from a further 20 countries. Most EU states are part of this organisation and therefore EBU has been subject to supranational legislation and regulation. It also hosted debates between candidates for the European Commission presidency for the 2014 parliamentary elections but is unrelated to the institution itself. It is best known for producing the Eurovision Song Contest. EBU is a member of the International Music Council. What is the relationship between 'pingpong ' and 'eurovision song contest 2000'?
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