- Singer Yuval Raphael waves Israel's national flag during a dress rehearsal for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, ...

Netherlands, Iceland, Ireland, Spain and Slovania have said they will not participate in the competition if Israel does.

Israel has been a participant in Eurovision, established after World War II to provide a forum for peaceful competition among nations, since 1973.View on euronews ...

Five countries, including one that provides significant financial contributions to Eurovision, threatened to boycott the contest.