Many noted that Russia was banned from Eurovision after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Israel's Yuval Raphael poses for a photo, during the opening ceremony of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in ...

Yuval Raphael at the Eurovision final, May 17, 2025. (credit: Alma Bengtsson/EBU) Ayala Mizrahi, a lawyer, represented Israel on behalf of Kan, Israel’s public broadcaster. She addressed the assembly, ...

Yuval Raphael representing Israel walks on stage during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Opening Ceremony at St. Jakobshalle on May 17, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.

Ncuti Gatwa has claimed he decided not to be a part of this year’s Eurovision “long before it was announced”. The former Doctor Who actor, who sensationally left the BBC sci-fi series earlier this ...

Singer Yuval Raphael arrives back in Israel after competing in the Eurovision Song Contest, where she finished in second place, at Ben Gurion Airport on May 18, 2025.

Yuval Raphael, Israel’s 2025 Eurovision contestant, departs for Basel, Switzerland, ahead of the competition next week. “Thank you to everyone who gave me the opportunity to reach this ...

Israel's representative to the Eurovision Song Contest, Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas on the Nova festival in Israel's south, sings on a stage in this ...

Protesters wave Palestinian flags as Yuval Raphael, representing Israel, walks the Turquoise Carpet at the opening of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, May 11, 2025.

Yuval Raphael, Israel’s Eurovision 2025 representative, and singer-songwriter Keren Peles, who co-wrote this year’s song, “New Day Will Rise,” perform the piece in Tel Aviv’s Hostages ...

The 24-year-old survived the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Nova festival, and will perform a pop ballad, "New Day Will Rise." Israel's Eurovision participation has sparked protest due to the Gaza war.

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael is representing Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest. She performs "New Day Will Rise" during a dress rehearsal for the second semifinal in Basel, Switzerland, on May 14.