Israel’s Yuval Raphael performs her song “New Day Will Rise” at the grand final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. “Thank you, Europe, Am Yisrael Chai,” she shouts after completing her song.

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Israel’s Yuval Raphael is keeping a low profile at the Eurovision Song Contest. The 24-year-old singer has done few interviews or appearances during Eurovision week, as Israel’s participation in the pan-continental pop music competition draws protests for a second year.

Israel’s Yuval Raphael advances to the grand final of the 2025 Eurovision following her performance in Thursday night’s semifinal.While those in the arena said a smattering of boos could be heard during her performance,

The photo of Raphael on Friday was snapped in the same location where Herzl posed in 1901 when he was attending the fifth Zionist Congress.

The lineup for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest has been decided, with six countries eliminated after a semifinal on Thursday.

La concorrente israeliana dell'Eurovision Song Contest 2025 è Yuval Raphael, che partecipa alla competizione con il brano "New day will rise", in chiaro riferimento agli