The singer's appearance in this year's contest has sparked pushback from protesters over Israel's inclusion in the contest.

Israel has selected an October ... with the EBU approving the new lyrics. Non-European countries such as Israel are allowed ...

When the young singer takes the Eurovision stage in Basel ... from the song and connected to the lyrics.” But she knows she will also face a tide of Israel critics rooting for her to fail.

Israeli contestants tend to sing songs mostly in English, with some lyrics in Hebrew and other languages, as Raphael is doing this year. Israel began taking part in Eurovision in 1973, since it ...

READ MORE: Eurovision 2024 – fans ... There was much uproar last year on Israel’s inclusion in the song contest, notably pertaining to lyrics referencing the October 7 attacks.

Now the 24-year-old is representing Israel at next weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest with ... which included lyrics about Hamas’ attack that left 1200 dead. It was amended to Hurricane after ...

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on Friday appeared to reject a call from Spain to hold an open debate on Israel’s participation in this Eurovision ... to change her lyrics over apparent ...

Israel plans a big escalation of its military campaign in the Palestinian territory. A group called Artists for Palestine wants the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), organiser of the Eurovision ...

The director general of RTÉ, Kevin Bakhurst, has asked the European Broadcasting Union for a discussion on Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. In a statement, Bakhurst said ...

Madrid (AFP) – Spain's public broadcaster said on Friday it had called for a "debate" over Israel's participation in this year's Eurovision ... had to change her lyrics over their apparent ...