{"id":298034,"date":"2025-11-22T00:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eurovision-tightens-rules-after-israel-voting-controversy-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T00:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:04:55","slug":"eurovision-tightens-rules-after-israel-voting-controversy-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eurovision-tightens-rules-after-israel-voting-controversy-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision tightens rules after Israel voting controversy | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fzzagyDw0BA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Eurovision tightens rules after Israel voting controversy | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fzzagyDw0BA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Eurovision Song Contest is changing its rules around voting and promotion in the wake of controversy about Israel&#8217;s result at this year&#8217;s competition.<\/p>\n<p>Some countries raised concerns after Israel topped the public vote at the contest in May, finishing second overall after the jury votes were taken into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will now be able to cast 10 votes each, down from 20, and juries will return for the semi-finals. <\/p>\n<p>Organisers will also ban contestants and broadcasters from taking part in promotional campaigns by third parties, including governments.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, there were reports that an Israeli government agency paid for adverts and used state social media accounts to encourage people to vote for its entry.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Eurovision #Israel #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eurovision Song Contest is changing its rules around voting and promotion in the wake of controversy about Israel&#8217;s result at this year&#8217;s competition. 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