FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Mara Hvistendahl, investigative reporter at the New York Times, about how Israel has been using the contest as a soft power tool, with attempts to influence Eurovision beginning years earlier than previously thought. #israel #eurovision #palestine

NYT report finds #Eurovision to be “soft power” tool for #Israel The paper’s investigation claims that the Israeli government has used the singing contest to garner global support, spending thousands of dollars on “vote promotion.” www.pastemagazine.com/music/eurovi...

All the countries boycotting #Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/05/12/eurovision-song-contest-2026-boycott-countries/?utm_content=1778738400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

NYT report finds Eurovision to be “soft power” tool for Israel https://www.europesays.com/iran/112438/ An investigation released on Tuesday by the New York Times alleges that Israel has used the ongoing Eurovision…

What an amazing nothing-burger. NYT's main scoop here is that Israel spent 1M$ on Eurovision marketing. But if the goal was to inflate Israel's "soft power", it appears to be doing a shit job, bc most of Europe still hates our guts. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/w...

The notable shift in audience tone when Israel comes on; the song itself is fine. Hard not to be a bit bias reading some of the stories about their soft-power play in Eurovision

Oh my God. Why did #Eurovision have such a sad entry sequence!? You're meant to be happy and fun!

A Vienna cafe offers a welcome for Israel supporters as tensions brew at the Eurovision Song Contest https://www.europesays.com/europe/41517/ Vienna’s coffeehouses have embraced the Eurovision Song Contest, but tensions over Israel’s participation have surfaced. Initially, Israel was…#Eurovision

How Israel Hijacked Eurovision A NYT investigation reveals that Israel ran a coordinated, multi-year campaign to turn Eurovision into a soft-power tool; spending at least $1M on Eurovision marketing, including funds from Netanyahu's "hasbara" propaganda office, with $800k+ on ads around the 2024

I dont drive often or listen to much radio (ads and promos) but I caught a piece over here on Newstalk yesterday about the Eurovision and iSrael cheating to use soft power. Started out well enough but by the end of piece 70% of time was about Hamas - relentless, hard power, soft power narratives.

The New York Times reveals that Israel used Eurovision as a "soft power tool"

Normalized child murder that's what #Israel gives humanity. They can just Fark off. Ban Israel from #Eurovision

Why's he shocked? He knows what his government is doing. We all know what his government is doing... #Eurovision www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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#Eurovision2026 #Austria should have removed the illegitimate, non-european, #Israeli performer with the killer song, not the legitimate protester!