Eurovision 2025: the singer of Israel Yuval Raphael threatened with death

Israel’s participation has been in the participation of Israel toEurovision Song Contest attracts controversy. And so, after the accusations rained on the singer Eden Golan who represented his country in 2024, is the turn of Yuval Raphael, 24 years, originally from Ra’Ana, who at the Eurovision 2025 presents the song New Day Will Rise. His case is even more emblematic and discussed than that of Eden Golan because she, Yuval Raphael, It is one of the survivors of the attack at the Supernova Festival of 7 October 2023who kicked off the war in Gaza.

Yuval will perform in the second semifinal of the Eurovision scheduled on May 15, but the inconveniences for her already began at the inaugural event of the Eurovision, when a man with Kefiah in the lead and the Palestinian flag in his hand approached the Israeli delegation and He mimicked the gesture of the cut of the throat addressed directly to the singer, spitting in his direction. The gesture was filmed during a protest and widespread on social media while the Israeli public channel Kan Broadcastingofficial member of the Eurovision, has formally filed a complaint with the incident to the Swiss police.

Yuval RaphaelHarold Cunningham/Getty Images

The attacker, identified but not yet arrested, would explicitly threatened to “slaughter” the artistwhile the organizers have chosen, for now, the way of silence. “The actions of the state of Israel are in contrast to the values ​​of the Eurovision: peace, units and human rights, “said Nemo, winner in office of the event, while dozens of artists presented at the ABO, the organizer of the Eurovision, a document signed to ask for the disqualification of Israel as it happened to Russia in 2022. The ‘Ebufor now, keeps the line: “The competition is universal and apolitical “they say, adding that Yuval Raphael will still sing his song to send a message of hope.