The “professionals” couldn’t stand the appearance of an enormous gap between their jaundiced response to the Israeli singer’s performance and the gushing love of their viewers.

Austria's JJ as the winner kisses the trophy at the conclusion of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, 17 ...

JJ, Austrian Eurovision winner, denounced Israeli participation in the competition and criticized the public voting system ...

Yuval Raphael represented Israel in Eurovision 2025. Her participation faced backlash. Raphael, a Nova festival attack survivor, topped viewer votes.

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 ...

Ireland has become the latest country to request a breakdown in Eurovision voting numbers from the European Broadcasting ...