The letter comes after Austrian winner JJ expressed wish for 2026 ESC to go ahead ‘without Israel’
By Eliana Jordan
The event organiser has shut down accusations of vote manipulation, which had been hinted at by some participating countries
A week in this year’s Eurovision host city revealed a thriving Jewish community and unyielding Jewish pride
RTVE, which courted controversy with its openly anti-Israel stance during its coverage of the competition, reportedly harbours ‘doubts’ about the validity of the public vote.
The song contest ended with Israel just a heartbeat away from glory
The man and woman, believed to be from protest group Youth Demand were ejected from the arena and apprehended by police
Hundreds of demonstrators blocked public transport to the Eurovision arena just an hour ahead of the grand final on Saturday night
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The 24-year-old Nova festival survivor won Israel’s national song contest and is performing at the Eurovision grand final
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The friendly atmosphere at this year’s song contest has been a balm for Israelis scarred by Malmö
Eighteen months after she hid under corpses at a bomb shelter at the festival, Yuval Raphael, 24, is representing the Jewish state at another music event
By Yael Breuer
Jewish fans unashamedly display solidarity despite threats of protests and Israeli government warnings to hide identifying symbols
By In Basel
The Nova survivor proceeds to Saturday’s grand final after a moving performance of her song ‘New Day Will Rise’
The pop trio, led by Jewish singer Asaf Mishiyev, fell short of becoming the second ever Azerbaijani performers to win Eurovision
Eurovision 2025: Palestine protestor makes 'throat-slitting' gesture to Israeli entrant
By Jacob Jaffa
More than 70 former contestants, as well as Ireland’s national broadcaster, have called for Israel to be barred from the competition
The letter, addressed to the European Broadcasting Union, accuses Israeli broadcaster KAN of being complicit in genocide
