The Eurovision Song Contest, often shortened to just Eurovision, is a major annual music competition.
The contest, organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), sees countries from across Europe and beyond - including Israel, Azerbaijan and Australia - submit an original song and select an artist to perform the song in a live television and radio broadcast.
The competition has been held almost every year (barring 2020) since 1956 and is extremely popular around the world, and has helped launch the careers of some of the world's most iconic musical artists.
Overall, the songs tend to be cheerful and the event prides itself on being apolitical, though it has come under criticism for some controversies in the past.
Eurovision, Einstein and the global politics.
Comedy show satire features Defense Minister confronting Eurovision critics. Sketches parody campus activism and political response.
This year, after October 7 and the inconclusive results of the last seven months of fighting, the situation is much more complicated than in previous years.
The tear-stricken Bambie Thug said "F*** the EBU" shortly after scoring below Israel's Eden Golan.
The situation in Europe for Israel may look bleak, but it is not completely dark.
While a vocal minority of protesters oppose Israel’s fight against Hamas, millions of Eurovision viewers around the world respect Israel and its Eurovision representative Eden Golan.
“The Code” by Nemo took the top prize with lyrics about artist coming to terms with their non-binary identity
Eden Golan faces mixed reactions performing "Hurricane" at Eurovision, referencing the October 7 massacre, amid cheers and boos, she remains composed.
Swedish 2023 Eurovision winner Loreen plans not to hand the trophy over to Israel should Eden Golan win, already has a plan for such a scenario to avoid contact with Israeli contestant.
Dutch artist Joost Klein was reportedly expelled after a complaint was made by a female member of the production team.
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