Eurovision: Israel's result prompts questions over voting

After the good performance of Israeli singer Yuval Raphael at the ESC, several participating broadcasters question the awarding of points in Basel. Now Israel's broadcasters are expressing their views on speculation about possible manipulation in the audience voting.

After returning from Basel, Klemen Slakonja wonders what went wrong that made Slovenia miss out on the Eurovision final. He also honestly admitted that it's not easy for him.

The voting system at the last Eurovision festival is at the heart of all the controversy. It was not in vain that the popular vote raised Israel from 14th place in which it was behind the votes of the professional jurors of each country, to 2nd place, with 297 points from the public (the country that received the most), with 12 points in 13 countries, including Spain and many other nations that gave it 10 points. Let us first describe how the vo…

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Eurovision Shock: Countries Question Israel’s Popularity in Public Vote Despite Low Jury Scores

The “professionals” couldn’t stand the appearance of an enormous gap between their jaundiced response to the Israeli singer’s performance and the gushing love of their viewers.

Several countries have asked the UER to open a debate on Israel's participation in the festival.