Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia withdraw from Eurovision after Israel cleared to compete
José Pablo López, the president of Spain's national broadcaster, RTVE, said that the EBU decision "never should have gotten to this point."
Yuval Raphael is the winner of the Rising star 2025 finale and will represent Israel in the Eurovision.(photo credit: Ortal Dahan Ziv/Keshet 12)ByREUTERSUpdated: