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Germany’s national broadcaster has responded to claims that organisers in the country have said they will withdraw from the ...
The Eurovision Fun website reported that the issue of Israeli participation has been tabled until the EBU meets again in the ...
A European Broadcasting Union meeting in London ends without a vote on expelling Israel from Eurovision, granting the country ...
There are plenty of wins Israel could use right now, Eurovision is not one of them. In the lead-up to Eurovision, an undue amount of attention was showered on Israel and singer Yuval Raphael.
Just minutes before Yuval Raphael went onstage to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest final last weekend, the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, posted an appeal to his 1. ...
Many noted that Russia was banned from Eurovision after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Israel's Yuval Raphael poses for a photo, during the opening ceremony of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in ...
Eurovision 2024 was plagued by controversy due to Israel’s participation in the contest amid its ongoing attacks on Gaza. Some critics accused the EBU of hypocrisy for refusing to remove Israel ...
Eurovision's finals are set, with Israel, Lithuania, Greece, Armenia and Denmark among the countries that made it through Thursday's semi-finals. Eurovision Sets Finalists for 2025 Competition ...
For Eurovision’s sake, let’s keep politics out of the song contest. It’s a shame this year’s contest is bogged down in anti-Israel controversy, says Clair Woodward – the frivolous get ...
Yuval Raphael representing Israel performs on stage during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Opening Ceremony at St. Jakobshalle on May 17, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Getty Images ...
Israel's Eurovision participation has sparked protest due to the Gaza war. World. Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision. May 16, 2025 11:31 AM ET. By .
It’s likely many in both Israel and the European Broadcasting Union are thanking JJ for saving them from what may have been a poison pill of a victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel ...