The song contest ended with Israel just a heartbeat away from glory
By Eliana Jordan
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
The 24-year-old Nova festival survivor won Israel’s national song contest and is performing at the Eurovision grand final
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
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The Nova survivor proceeds to Saturday’s grand final after a moving performance of her song ‘New Day Will Rise’
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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
The event’s broadcaster announced that flags would be allowed in the crowd as long as they were not linked to racism, violence or banned terrorist groups
By JC Reporter
The lead singer of Mamagama, the band representing the Muslim majority Azerbaijan, is Jewish
By Elisa Bray
The ballad was written by Keren Peles, the same songwriter behind last year’s entry ‘Hurricane’
Israel will vote on its representative for the singing competition this evening
