Prime Minister of Spain: Israel should be excluded from Eurovision

“Russia did not attend the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend due to Ukraine's invasion in 2022, nor should Israel participate because we cannot allow double standards”, Sanchez said.

Contracts about Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest did not end after it ended.

Spanish Public Broadcasting RTVE plans to ask the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to review the audience's votes in determining that “which country wins the “competition.

This debate is being supported by other European countries.

During the Eurovision Song Contest final, Israeli representative Yuval Raphael received more votes from the public (297), despite the fact that she received only 60 points from the jury. As a result, Israel took second place, immediately after Austria.

According to RTVE, the public voting system at the Eurovision Song Contest has been interrupted in recent years by “war conflict” in Gaza and Ukraine, which has done that the European competition “lost its cultural core”.

The Spanish delegation also urged Eurovision organisers to publish “as each of the votes took place in Spain” which is the exclusive responsibility of the EBU.

Eurovision has two voting systems. A professional jury from each country contributes 50 per cent, while public voting represents the remaining 50 per cent.

People can vote through phone calls, SMS, official website or app. In recent years, online voting has also been possible by non-competitive countries. /Telegraphy/ Periscope.