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Yuval Raphael representing Israel in Eurovision in Switzerland. Credit: Jens Buttner/dpa/Alamy Live News
November 21, 2025, 11:07 am
Eurovision changes voting rules after other countries question Israel’s success
Broadcasters from countries including Ireland and Spain, hostile to Israel's presence in the competition, called for investigations after Israel triumphed in the 2025 public vote
By Daniel Sugarman
Yuval Raphael representing Israel in Eurovision in Switzerland. Credit: Jens Buttner/dpa/Alamy Live News
May 19, 2025, 10:32 am
OPINION: Am Yisrael Chai, alive on the Eurovision stage
Yuval Raphael didn’t just sing for Israel at Eurovision — she survived 7 October by playing dead among corpses. Her joy and strength cut through the noise of media bias in Basel last weekend
By Andrew Freedman
Israel's Yuval Raphael at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest
May 15, 2025, 10:50 pm
Israel’s Yuval Raphael through to the Eurovision final
The 24-year-old survivor of 7 October was among 10 acts that made it through the semi-final
By Jewish News Reporter
Yuval Raphael
May 14, 2025, 2:20 pm
Israel’s Eurovision contestant says she’s focused on the music, not the protests
Yuval Raphael, a Nova music festival survivor, takes the stage in the competition semifinals on Thursday
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
A protester makes a threatening gesture toward Israel’s delegation during the Eurovision parade in Basel. Screenshot: X
May 13, 2025, 8:18 am
Israeli Eurovision star targeted in Basel with throat-slitting gesture as hate crime probe launched
Survivor of Nova massacre greeted by pro-Palestinian mob as security is ramped up for Saturday’s final
By Annabel Sinclair
Yuval Raphael
May 8, 2025, 12:43 pm
Israel urges Eurovision visitors to leave Jewish symbols at home
National Security Council warns of possible violence at protests near the contest venue in Switzerland
By Annabel Sinclair
Yuval Raphael. Credit: Shai Franco
May 7, 2025, 9:49 am
Survivor’s song: Israel’s Eurovision star raises her voice from the ruins
She lived through 7 October by playing dead beneath the bodies of friends. Now Yuval Raphael has arrived at the Eurovision Song Contest to turn horror into hope
By Richard Ferrer
Yuval Raphael. Credit: Shai Franco
May 6, 2025, 3:25 pm
Eurovision: 72 ex-competitors call for Israel’s Nova survivor entry to be banned
Contest bosses reject open letter to European Broadcasting Union seeking ban on Israeli entrant Yuval Raphael
By Jenni Frazer
Yuval Raphael, at center in the video for "New Day Will Rise," is a Nova survivor representing Israel in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. (Screenshot)
March 10, 2025, 5:25 pm
WATCH: Israel unveils Eurovision entry featuring Nova festival survivor
The song is mostly in English, with a verse in French and a line in Hebrew
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Yuval Raphael
January 23, 2025, 11:21 am
WATCH: Nova survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel at Eurovision Song Contest
Raphael got the nod after singing ABBA’s 'Dancing Queen' whose lyrics echo the Nova movement’s refrain 'We will dance again'
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
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