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  As someone who grew up in Toronto, watching the European Song Contest was not relevant or popular at the level that it is for Israelis. Yet, the Eurovision finals are treated like a national holiday on this side of the world. Groups get together and host viewing parties for the competition, where we all […]

Performers took the stage in the first of two semifinals in Malmo. Security is tight in the Swedish city, which expects an influx of some 100,000 Eurovision fans, along with tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters

Four Jews living in Malmo, Sweden, reflect on the rise in antisemitic and anti-Israel tensions in the city, which have spiked since October 7, ahead of Eurovision.

Israel's National Security Council urges Israelis to avoid traveling to Turkey, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan. Israelis who plan to go to the Eurovision in Sweden or the Olympic Games in France, it added, should refrain from exhibiting 'Israeli' characteristics

  For as long as it has existed, Eurovision has been both a prestigious song contest and a reflection of the global political environment.  Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Although its slogan is "United By Music," the competition is hardly politically neutral, having most recently banned Russia from participating following its invasion […]

Hundreds of entertainment industry veterans, including high-profile Jewish celebrities, gave support to the European Broadcasting Union's commitment to include Israel in this year's Eurovision competition despite resounding calls for their exclusion amid the ongoing war in Gaza

The Campaign Against Antisemitism called for the BBC to drop Olly Alexander as the UK's pick for Eurovision.