Survivors of Hamas Terror Attack Representing Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

The song with which Yuval Raphael will compete for Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel will be selected next month, according to Israeli media.

Eurovision Song Contest Participant Survived Hamas Terrorist Attack at Nova Music Festival

The young woman survived the terrorist attack by Hamas and other terrorist organizations on the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023. The terrorists murdered 364 people and kidnapped dozens from the party to the Gaza Strip. Raphael survived, according to Israeli reports, by hiding in a shelter under corpses for hours. The young woman expects boos at her performance in Basel. Nevertheless, she wants to tell her story.

Hostility Against Participant from Israel at Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö

At the last Eurovision Song Contest, critics demanded that Israel be excluded because of the actions of the Israeli army in the Gaza war. The Eurovision Song Contest organizers decided against such a step. The Israeli singer Eden Golan was then heavily attacked and booed at her Eurovision Song Contest performance in Malmö, Sweden in 2024. Nevertheless, she finished in fifth place. If only the television audience had voted, she would have come second. Jury votes also contribute to the result.

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