Yuval Raphael is the singer representing Israel at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Israel’s participation in Eurovision is controversial due to its ongoing war on Gaza, in a conflict that ...

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.

Yuval Raphael at Eurovision rehearsals in Basel, Switzerland, May 7, 2025. (credit: SARAH LOUISE BENNETT/EBU) Yuval Raphael faces Eurovision insider backlash .

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. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) ...

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 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.

Eurovision 2025: Stage Invasion During Israeli Yuval Raphael Performance Blocked. Security stopped two protesters from reaching Israel’s entrant as paint was thrown at a crew member before their ...

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.