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.
Anti-Israel activists have been calling for months to bar Israel from the contest and have unsuccessfully lobbied other countries’ participants to boycott the competition.
Four Jews living in Malmo, Sweden, reflect on the rise in antisemitic and anti-Israel tensions in the city, which have spiked since October 7, ahead of Eurovision.
The international song contest will be held this year in Malmo, Sweden, considered to be one of the most antisemitic cities in the world, making Israel's participation more complicated.
Healthy eating and physical activity have led to substantial weight loss, according to sources close to the former Eurovision winner.
Earlier, the National Security Council published the travel warnings for Israelis abroad, which included a reference to Eurovision.
Inside details on Israel's entry to the Eurovision this year, and the singer behind it.
Eden came with good energy but couldn't stop the excitement when her song "Hurricane" was played, and the whole audience joined her in singing.
The production team for events surrounding Eurovision week in Malmo asked DJs participating in the parties not to play Israeli Eurovision songs due to security concerns.
Nine participants of the upcoming Eurovision contest will not boycott the annual competition, simply because of Israel's involvement.