US EditionBetween Eurovision and Gaza: Stories of Survival, Silence, Return
- Yuval Raphael, a 24-year-old survivor of the October 7, 2023 Supernova festival massacre, performed at the Eurovision Song Contest's second semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, in May 2025.
- Raphael survived after hiding for eight hours in a rocket shelter where Hamas terrorists attacked attendees, killing about 1,200 and abducting 251 people to Gaza.
- Her Eurovision performance of "New Day Will Rise" faced disruptions from pro-Palestinian protesters who waved flags and called for a boycott of Israel during rehearsals and the contest.
- Despite jeers at the start, Raphael received applause, concluded by saying "Thank you, Europe," and credited audience resistance with fueling her inner energy.
- Raphael advanced to the grand final on May 17, highlighting ongoing tensions between Israeli representation and pro-Palestinian activism within Eurovision's cultural platform.
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In Basel, Palestinian activists are demonstrating against Israel's participation in the ESC, and Yuval Raphael's ballad »A New Day Will Rise« is cheered in the hall. Follow the Eurovision Song Contest live.
Shortly before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Minister of State for Culture Weimer strongly criticises threats against the Israeli participant. The "disgusting videos and defamations" against the singer Yuval Raphael are "the very last".
In an interview with Radio Observer, NAP vocalist Guilherme Gomes admits that even the group doubted that it could reach as far away as possible. Still, Israel is intensifying military offensive in Gaza.
There was already a scandal between the Israeli representative general Yuval Rafael.
She survived the attack of Hamas on October 7, 2023 pretending to be dead for hours. Twenty-six finalists of the Eurovision Song Contest. Waiting for Lucio Corsi
While Yuval Raphael, a survivor of 7 October and representative of Israel at Eurovision – whose finale will take place on 17 May – is the subject of violent threats, this rostrum, signed by the association Bleu Blanc Sports and Mélanie Pauli-Geysse, its president, calls for respect for the artist and recalls that Eurovision must remain an area of culture, peace and freedom.
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