Yuval Raphael finished in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel on Saturday night and was elated on the morning after her stunning victory. “I can’t explain to you the level of my ...

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. ...

The Eurovision Song Contest is officially a European music competition, yet it includes participation from countries outside the geographical borders of Europe. Among them are Israel, a long-time ...

Israel's participation in Eurovision has been a source of controversy since its invasion of Gaza in October 2023. More than 53,000 people have been killed by Israel's bombardment of the besieged ...

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 ...

Israel’s entry into the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is slated to take the stage on for Thursday’s (May 15) second semi-final round amid tensions around the country’s participation in the ...

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.

Israel has won Eurovision four times over its 68 years, most recently with Netta Barzilai’s “Toy” in 2018. The 2019 contest was held in Tel Aviv as a result.

Yuval Raphael, Israel’s Eurovision 2025 representative and survivor of the Hamas Oct. 7 attack on the Nova festival, speaks to the media in Tel Aviv, March 9, 2025. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg) ...

Singer Yuval Raphael, representing Israel with the song New Day Will Rise, parades during the flag ceremony prior to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest, St Jakobshalle arena, Basel ...

One of Eurovision’s most consistent participants, Israel has found its road to this year’s grand final rockier than usual. Its performer, Yuval Raphael, a 24-year-old singer, is a survivor of ...

Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the October 7 Nova festival massacre, has spoken out about the hostility she's faced in Basel, Switzerland, over her nation's inclusion.