José Manuel Soto Thinks without Filters on Israel’s Victory on the Televoto De España in Eurovision: «The Professional Jury …» – Pledge Times
- RTVE and other broadcasters requested an urgent review of the Eurovision televoting system following Israel's televote win in the 2025 Grand Final.
- The request arises from concerns about the existing voting system, which permits viewers to cast as many as 20 votes using a single device or payment method, prompting questions about the fairness of the results amid a conflict-affected competition.
- Israel received 297 televote points, including thirteen sets of 12 points, while Spanish professional jurors gave Israel no points, highlighting contrasting jury and public opinions.
- José Manuel Soto highlighted the controversy by noting that while the Spanish professional jury awarded Israel no points, the public jury—characterized by its unrestricted and intense voting—gave Israel the highest possible score.
- RTVE's formal audit request aims to clarify these discrepancies and assess whether the voting mechanism properly reflects public sentiment amid geopolitical tensions.
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Everyone Voted for Israel – but No One Listens to the Song
The viewers voted. But then seem to have completely dumped Israel's song. Instead, people are listening to "Bara bada sauna" and "Espresso macchiato" – but also Norway's "Lighter" and Iceland's "Róa". But stop crying cheating: It just means that the advertising campaigns financed by the Israeli government have apparently succeeded.
RTVE Questions the Voting System in Eurovision After Challenging the Festival for Palestine... and Melody Takes a Break
The most convulsive Eurovision event of recent years, at least for Spain, continues to provoke a profound debate within RTVE. In the public sector, it has adopted a clear line of offensive against Israel's participation in the competition, to the point that it is questioning the voting system. As RTVE itself announced in the Telediario of this Sunday at noon, the entity has asked the European Broadcasting Union (ERU), organiser of Eurovision, to…
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