The winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is speaking out against the war in Gaza and Israel’s inclusion in the global music event. JJ, who won the competition May 17, said in an interview ...

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

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on ... from pro-Palestinian demonstrators calling for Israel to be kicked out of ...

Given that Israel is a country that lies in West Asia, sandwiched between Egypt and Jordan, you can be forgiven for wondering why it is involved in the Eurovision Song Contest in the first place.

Yuval Raphael finished in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel on Saturday night and was elated on the morning after her stunning victory. “I can’t explain to you the level of my ...

Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy, he won with the song "Wasted Love" during the ...

The Austrian winner of the 2025 song competition says he would hope to see Israel excluded from next year's contest in Vienna.

Israel’s continued air strikes on Gaza were the source of rife controversy at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in Sweden, which the letter says led to “the most politicized ...

The Eurovision Song Contest is officially a European music competition, yet it includes participation from countries outside the geographical borders of Europe. Among them are Israel, a long-time ...

BASEL, Switzerland — Most contestants at the Eurovision Song Contest are seeking as much publicity as possible. Israel’s Yuval Raphael is keeping a low profile. The 24-year-old singer has done ...

The winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is speaking out against the war in Gaza and Israel's inclusion in the global music event. JJ, who won the competition May 17, said in an interview ...

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner) BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest ... calling for Israel to be kicked out of the contest over ...