The singer's appearance in this year's contest has sparked pushback from protesters over Israel's inclusion in the contest.

Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack, says performing her ballad New Day Will Rise is a "personal win".

During the ceremony, protesters waved Palestinian flags and held signs reading "No applause for genocide" and "Singing while ...

Yuval Raphael is the singer representing Israel at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Israel’s participation in Eurovision ...

Eurovision’s director has repeatedly responded to such calls, saying Eurovision is a contest between public broadcasters, not ...

“I support the call for Israel’s exclusion from the Eurovision Song Contest,” Nemo, a Swiss artist who won last year’s ...

Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael says she had been frightened by pro-Palestinian protests and security concerns ...

The expectation of backlash during this year's set comes following calls to have Israel and the country’s national ...

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The Eurovision Song Contest has brought in lawyers after rehearsal footage of the competition was leaked online. Organisers ...

Yuval Raphael at Eurovision rehearsals in Basel, Switzerland, May 7, 2025. (credit: SARAH LOUISE BENNETT/EBU) Following the rehearsal, Raphael rose to fourth place in the online betting odds to ...

It's the second semi-final of Eurovision 2025 on Thursday night in Basel, and after making a profit from the first semi, ...