From soaring power ballads to novelty earworms, disco to metal and even "ouija pop", there's nothing quite like Eurovision - watched by millions around the world, tuning in to celebrate live music's weird and wonderful.

Politics has always played a part, despite insistence by organisers the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that it remains politically neutral.

Countries have pulled out or been banned in previous years - most notably Russia in 2022 , just days after the invasion of Ukraine.

But it now seems like Eurovision could be facing its biggest political crisis yet.

Image: Yuval Raphael represented Israel at this year's contest, held in Basel in May. Pic: AP

In the last two years, there has been growing controversy over Israel's participation, with protests in host

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