“The televoting system currently used in Eurovision is considered the most advanced in the world today," Eurovision director said.
Sanchez's calls to disqualify Israel from Eurovision were out of the need to "show solidarity with the Palestinian people."
Following her triumphant performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel over the weekend, Yuval Raphael will share her talents with a home audience.
Maybe people were simply voting for the song and the performance, not expressing any deeper political sentiment. Either way, we have reason to feel proud.
This is the third year in a row that popular votes for Israel vastly outstripped the number of votes it received from the national juries.
The 24-year-old Nova festival survivor said that she felt the spirit of Israel came across plainly in the song.
Saturday night's sirens came after the IDF struck two Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen that were used to transfer weapons.
Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael took second place at the Eurovision finale on Saturday night.
Speaking in Hebrew, Gadot told Raphael: “Celebrate your creation, it’s a creation of love and of so much light.”
Supernova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael’s participation in Eurovision symbolizes Israeli resilience amid hostility.
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