In a statement, director Martin Green said he did not want questions surrounding Eurovision voting to overshadow JJ’s win for Austria ...

JJ won this year’s song contest on behalf of Austria, ahead of Israeli act Yuval Raphel, who finished in second place overall, but did land the most points in the televoting. Israel’s continued ...

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

Austrian singer JJ, who won this year's Eurovision song contest, called in an interview published on Thursday for Israel to be excluded from the 2026 edition in Vienna due to the war in ...

As fans prepare for the annual European Song Contest - which is being hosted in St Jakobshalle, Basel - many have been calling for Israel to be banned.

Ze eisen een versoepeling van de regels. Premium“Nu veroveren we, zuiveren we en blijven we”: waarom Israël niet uit menslievendheid opnieuw hulp toelaat in Gaza Het Israëlische besluit om ...

Government social media accounts and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined a campaign to encourage people to vote for Israel’s entrant. By Alex Marshall Alex Marshall attended the Eurovision ...

This year's Eurovision winner JJ has called for Israel to be banned from the competition amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Meanwhile, Israel’s military say 407 of its soldiers have been killed, as reported by Reuters. Former Eurovision acts have urged Israel to not be allowed to compete over the country’s ...

The Spanish prime minister has called for Israel to be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest over its military action in ...

A survivor of the Hamas attack on the Nova music festival in 2023 has qualified for Eurovision's grand final tomorrow amid furious protests over Israel's controversial participation in the ...

CREDIT: MANDOGA MEDIA/picture alliance/Getty More countries have called for a voting audit after Israel controversially came second in Eurovision 2025. The Grand Final of this year’s song contest took ...