Eurovision Song Contest

Israel will take part in the first Eurovision semifinal, EBU announces

This year’s Eurovision contest will take place in Austria in May, with the semifinals set for May 12 and May 14 and the finals on May 16.

ISRAEL HAS been singled out as no country ever has been before at Eurovision. Here, viewers cheer as they watch this year’s Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, in May.
 Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025.

Boycotts and rule changes don’t stop Israel topping Eurovision odds

Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025.

Eurovision host says it won't ban Palestinian flags, drown out boos during Israel's performance

Nemo, representing Switzerland, performs "The Code" during the Grand Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 11, 2024.

Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo announces they are returning their trophy in protest against Israel


Eden Golan's Eurovision unpleasantries - not just from protesters

Social media users noticed the absence of Eurovision elevator interviews host, Rylan Clark, in the video in which Golan appears.

 Eden Golan representing Israel performs on stage during the rehearsal of the second semi-final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 8, 2024.

New York City bar cancels Eurovision watch party in boycott of Eden Golan

The "Queer-owned and operated Nightclub" apologized for hosting the event and that hosting the party did not align with their values.

 Israeli Eurovision contestant Eden Golan is seen rehearsing her song "Hurricane" ahead of her semi-finals performance in Malmo, Sweden, on May 3, 2024.

Greta Thunberg joins pro-Palestinian protests ahead of second Eurovision semi-final

"Young people are leading the way and showing the world how we should react to this," Thunberg, 21, said, wrapped in a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf.

 Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in the Stop Israel demonstration against Israel's participation in the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Malmo, Sweden, May 9, 2024.

Past Israeli Eurovision winner sends encouraging message to Eden Golan ahead of performance

Eurovision winner Gali Atari, from 1979's Milk and Honey, reminds Golan to remember

 Israeli singer and Eurovision Song Contest 1979 winner, Gali Atari

Israel's Eurovision contestant Eden Golan hopes to 'unite by music'

Golan, 20, is competing with the song "Hurricane" which initially went under the name "October Rain."

 Eden Golan, Israel's representative at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Malmo, Sweden, May 6, 2024.

Record alert for terrorism in Sweden ahead of Eurovision

During the coming week, approximately one hundred thousand additional visitors are expected to arrive in preparation for the first semi-final on Tuesday.

 Police guard outside Malmo Arena ahead of Eurovision in Malmo, Sweden. April 26, 2024.

Not 'just another Eurovision': A positive, energetic, emotional Eden Golan speaks from Malmo

She and her entourage arrived in Malmo last week. Advised by Israeli security not to leave their hotel rooms except when absolutely necessary.

 Eden Golan in rehearsals for Eurovision in Malmo, Sweden.

Grapevine, May 2, 2024: Heroes and heroines

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Israeli soldiers look up at pictures of victims of the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial centre, ahead of the Holocaust Remembrance Day starting this evening, at the Hall of Names, in Jerusalem April 27, 2022.

Swedish Police approve Quran burning event in Malmo ahead of Eurovision

Despite the approval, concerns persist regarding the divisive nature of such demonstrations and their impact on community cohesion.

Pedestrians walk past the flags for the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, May 1, 2024.

This year, Eurovision actually matters - editorial

Anti-Israel activists have been calling for months to bar Israel from the contest and have unsuccessfully lobbied other countries’ participants to boycott the competition.

 DEMONSTRATORS IN Malmo, Sweden, protest Israel’s participation in the Eurovision, earlier this month.