Israeli contestant Eurovision

EBU Rejects Vote-Rigging Claims as Israel’s Yuval Raphael Sparks Geopolitical Uproar

The European Broadcasting Union faces accusations of vote tampering in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest after Israeli singer Yuval Raphael’s unexpectedly high televote score. Several countries, skeptical of the results, demand transparency, while the EBU defends the integrity of its advanced voting system.