Competition World Israel News MAY 18, 2025
WATCH: Israel’s Yuval Raphael scores 2nd at Eurovision, despite backlash
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Though the juries largely snubbed her, Nova survivor Yuval Raphael’s fans across Europe lifted her to Eurovision’s runner-up spot
“Thank you Europe, Am Yisrael Chai,” Raphael shouted from the stage after completing her song, the emotional power ballad “New Day Will Rise.”
Israeli singer Yuval Raphael won the largest number of audience votes and secured Israel a second place finish at the Eurovision Song Contest, despite intense pressure from anti-Israel activists to bar the Jewish State from competing.
The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, held in in Basel, Switzerland, saw 26 countries participate in the annual singing competition.
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