Eurovision Song Contest
Who gave Israel the coveted 12 points? Noam Bettan secures 2nd at Eurovision thanks to public vote
Despite mass calls to boycott due to Israel’s participation, which led to several countries withdrawing from the contest entirely, Israel scored a whopping 220 points from the public televote.
Spainish PM Pedro Sánchez defends Spain’s Eurovision boycott over Israel’s participation
Israel’s Noam Bettan takes second place in Eurovision 2026, Bulgaria wins
Jerusalem Highlights: May 15-21
Iran angered by Israel’s Eurovision success - opinion
The Iranian regime was enraged by Azerbaijan’s “douze points” to Israel.
My Word: Yuval Raphael shines at Eurovision despite international political clashes
Israel's Yuval Raphael carried her head high in a show of grace and strength at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel.
Austria’s Eurovision winner says he hopes Israel will be excluded next year
We’ve seen sore losers with this year’s Eurovision, and now there’s a sore winner; Austria's JJ.
Spanish PM claims Israel's Eurovision participation shows EBU's double standard
Sanchez's calls to disqualify Israel from Eurovision were out of the need to "show solidarity with the Palestinian people."
Yuval Raphael is a symbol of Israel's astonishing resilience - editorial
Maybe people were simply voting for the song and the performance, not expressing any deeper political sentiment. Either way, we have reason to feel proud.
We’re big in Europe: Why Israel won the Eurovision audience vote - analysis
This is the third year in a row that popular votes for Israel vastly outstripped the number of votes it received from the national juries.
‘Am Yisrael Chai!’: Yuval Raphael triumphs with second-place Eurovision finish
It was an exciting night, as we got to witness a star – Nova survivor Yuval Raphael – being born.
WATCH: Yuval Raphael takes stage at the Eurovision finale
Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael took second place at the Eurovision finale on Saturday night.
Gal Gadot encourages Yuval Raphael before the Eurovision final
Speaking in Hebrew, Gadot told Raphael: “Celebrate your creation, it’s a creation of love and of so much light.”
Yuval Raphael pays homage to Theodor Herzl’s iconic Basel photo
The photo of Raphael on Friday was snapped in the same location where Herzl posed in 1901 when he was attending the fifth Zionist Congress.
