Eurovision Song Contest
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
Spanish PM claims Israel's Eurovision participation shows EBU's double standard
Yuval Raphael is a symbol of Israel's astonishing resilience - editorial
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.
'I spotted my friends from the bomb shelter': Yuval Raphael reacts to Eurovision semifinal
Raphael recounted spotting her fellow Nova music festival survivors in the audience, cheering her along.
Israel’s Yuval Raphael qualifies for Eurovision final
Raphael sang “New Day Will Rise,” a song by Keren Peles that references the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel.
New doc ‘Hurricane in Malmo’ looks at Eden Golan's Eurovision experience
Documentary about Eden Golan competing in the contest in Sweden last year.
Yuval Raphael keeps her cool at Eurovision's turquoise carpet
Raphael, who looked lovely in a flirty light-colored minidress, carried an Israeli flag past demonstrators screaming pro-Palestine slogans.
Yuval Raphael advances in Eurovision predictions as protesters call for exclusion of Israel
Eurovision’s director has repeatedly responded to such calls, saying Eurovision is a contest between public broadcasters, not gov'ts.
Nova festival survivor Yuval Raphael gears up to represent Israel at Eurovision
Many Eurovision fans bet money on the outcome, and bookmakers around the world currently rank Raphael fifth to win, out of 37 competitors.