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Eurovision 2025: Israel's success sparks backlash and suspicion of voting manipulation
Spain's public broadcasting company says it will request a voting audit after Israel received a surprising number of votes ...
Eurovision 2025: Spain's controversial Israel broadcast 'breaks rules' after huge warning
The EBU warned broadcasters against using the Eurovision Song Contest as a political platform after Spain's decision to air a ...
Eurovision 2025 semi-finals live: Israel’s Yuval Raphael through to grand final
The second Eurovision 2025 semi-final took place on Thursday, and saw some of this year’s most popular contestants vie for a ...
Are votes for Eurovision 2025 'rigged'? Here's why countries are asking for audits
Yuval Raphael represented Israel in Eurovision 2025. Her participation faced backlash. Raphael, a Nova festival attack ...
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Eurovision defends voting system after complaints over Israel’s 2nd place finish
Broadcasters from Ireland, Belgium, Iceland and Finland have joined Spain in calling for an investigation into Eurovision's ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel1d
Don’t overstate Israel’s Eurovision result – but don’t understate it either
The nail-biting end to 2025’s Eurovision Song Contest has sparked furious debate about the extent of Israel’s public televote ...
RTÉ requests breakdown of Eurovision public votes after high points awarded to Israel
Ireland’s second-highest number of points available through the public vote (10) was awarded to Israel, while its jury ...
Eurovision Song Contest Controversy: Fake Applause, Graham Norton's Comments and What You Need to Know
Austria's JJ won Eurovision 2025, but claims of fake cheers during Israel's performance sparked backlash, raising concerns ...