Between Eurovision and Gaza: Stories of Survival, Silence, Return

She survived the attack of Hamas on October 7, 2023 pretending to be dead for hours. Twenty-six finalists of the Eurovision Song Contest. Waiting for Lucio Corsi

While Yuval Raphael, a survivor of 7 October and representative of Israel at Eurovision – whose finale will take place on 17 May – is the subject of violent threats, this rostrum, signed by the association Bleu Blanc Sports and Mélanie Pauli-Geysse, its president, calls for respect for the artist and recalls that Eurovision must remain an area of culture, peace and freedom.

Watch shocking moment Eurovision act is booed by the crowd - but it wasn’t shown

EUROVISION fans have been given a look at the shock moment one act was badly heckled and booed during last night’s show. As the lights came up for Israel‘s Yuval Raphael to perform at the second semi-final, a large section of the crowd erupted. AFPIsrael’s Yuval Raphael had to endure heavy booing at the second semi-final[/caption] ReutersA video has emerged of the crowd noise in Basel, Switzerland on Thursday[/caption] The hopeful – a survivor o…

Israel qualifies for Eurovision final despite calls for boycott

Israel made its way through to the Eurovision finals on Thursday amid sustained calls for a boycott of the competition over the country's brutal war on Gaza. Yuval Raphael, 24, will be performing on Saturday with her song "New Day Will Rise" after winning the public vote along with competitors from countries such as Armenia, Denmark and Greece. The singer's dress rehearsal performance was disrupted as pro-Palestine supporters waved Palestinian f…

Yuval Raphael barely survived the Hamas terror on October 7, 2023. Today, the Israeli singer is received by the ESC audience in Basel with shouts and hate. A youth format of the "Bayerische Rundfunk" even asks: "Should Israel be allowed to participate here?' And the art scene? Stay silent.

Guardian: Το Ισραήλ, οι αντιδράσεις των φαν της Eurovision και η ελεύθερη τηλεόραση

Οι οπαδοί της Eurovision νιώθουν διχασμένοι με τη συμμετοχή του Ισραήλ, εξαιτίας του πολέμου στη Γάζα - Για λόγους που αφορούν στην υποστήριξη της EBU στην «ελεύθερη τηλεόραση» μιλά ο συγγραφέας Chris West